Srinagar, April 2 National Conference leader and Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi demanded a time-bound investigation into the allegations of a staged encounter in Ganderbal, in which a man was killed.
The Army stated on Wednesday that a local militant was killed in an overnight encounter in Arahama in the Ganderbal district.
"The family of Rashid Ahmad Mughal, who was killed in the Ganderbal encounter, says he was an innocent civilian with no connection to militancy. His clothes were also changed. The Army refuses to reveal his identity," said the Srinagar MP on X.
He said the allegations made by the family are "very serious," and the police's silence is "unacceptable."
"We demand a time-bound and independent investigation," he added.