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Kishtwar violence Justice Gandhi visits Padder 10/8/2013 11:17:24 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, Oct 8 : Justice retired R C Gandhi who has been appointed as an inquiry officer by state government to probe into August 9 and 10th communal clashes in Kishtwar and Padder today visited Padder to have first hand information on August 10 violence which left one person dead and property of the majority community in ruins. It is widely believed that VDC members supported the rioters. During his visit to Padder, Justice Gandhi visited Kijae village and Gulabgard to assess the situation. He also visited the spot from where the police party recovered the body of Lassa Khandey who was allegedly kidnapped by the local VDC members after the mob attacked the ambulance carrying three injured persons allegedly injured in VDC firing. After taking first hand information, Justice Gandhi returned back to Kishtwar in the evening. It is pertinent to mention that Kishtwar police produced a challan in connection with FIR No: 16 U/S 307/325/147/148/336/109 RPC, 7/25 Arms Act registered at police station Padder against 10 persons allegedly involved in firing on only majority community dominated village of Kijae in Padder Tehsil. Police in FIR named four members of Village Defense Committee (2 VDC members and 2 VDC SPO's). As per the details available with "Early Times", Police produced Challan against Pritam Lal (VDC member) son of Radha Krishan resident of Tata Pani, Joginder Singh (VDC member) son of Junga Ram, Girdari Lal (VDC SPO) son Shahdi Lal, Kalyan Singh (VDC SPO) son of Pralad Singh all resident of Atholi and are presently in police custody, while six other persons against whom police also produced the challan and were declared absconding have been identified as Narinder Singh son of Partap Singh, Omkar Singh son of Jia Lal, Sudarshan Lal @ Bita son of Des Raj all resident of Tatapani Padder, Jia Lal son of Romal Singh, Ram Kumar son of Shahdi Lal and Dil Mohan Singh son of Pralad Singh all resident of Atholi Padder. Court has issued warrant against all the absconders under section 512 Cr.Pc.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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