04-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Youth's body found in Kulgam; Mehbooba demands probe into alleged foul play
Srinagar, May 4 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday called for probe into alleged foul play after a youth's body was recovered from a river in south Kashmir's Kulgam district.
The body of the Imtiyaz Magray was recovered from a river—two days after residents allege he was picked up by the Army, she said.
The body was handed over to the relatives after completing medico legal formalities at district Hospital Kulgam
'Yet another body has been recovered from a river in Kulgam raising serious allegations of foul play. Local residents allege that Imtiyaz Magray was picked up by the army two days ago and now mysteriously his body has surfaced in the river,' Mehbooba said in a post on X.
Mehbooba said the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam appears to be a calculated attempt to derail the fragile peace, disrupt tourism in Kashmir and undermine communal harmony across the country.
'If a single act of violence can shake the entire system—triggering arbitrary arrests, home demolitions, and the targeting of innocent civilians then the perpetrators have already achieved their objective. Allegations of misconduct whether in Bandipora encounter or in this latest incident in Kulgam are deeply troubling and warrant a thorough impartial investigation,' she said.
Following the deadly April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 25 tourists and a local resident, security forces have intensified their crackdown across the Kashmir Valley, targeting militants and their Over Ground Workers (OGWs).
