Earlier, as soon as Junaid was laid to rest at martyrs’ graveyard in Eidgah, the family members, relatives and neighbours, mostly women took to streets and raised anti-India and pro-freedom slogans.
Family members of 12-year-old Junaid Ahmad on Saturday said that he was killed inside his house.They alleged that government forces barged into their residential house and fired pellets on him.A family member told Junaid was at home when forces barged into their house and showered pellets on him.“He was not out to fetch toffee from (Army) camp or to fetch milk from police station,” she said while ridiculing the similar statement of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.The family members demanded action against the forces personnel involved in the “killing of their beloved.”Earlier, as soon as Junaid was laid to rest at martyrs’ graveyard in Eidgah,the family members, relatives and neighbours, mostly women took to streets and raised anti-India and pro-freedom slogans.
MeanwhileThe PDP Spokesman said that a deputation of respectable headed by Dr Ali Mohammad Wani from Eidgah locality called on the party head quarters and revealed that the deceased was not involved in any protest. They also revealed that use of force was unprovoked and excessive which called for a probe and action as a follow up. Dr Ali Mohammad expressed deep shock and sorrow over the incident and described the death as a “personal loss”.
Thus confirming the facts revealed by the family.