Mehbooba Mufti speaks to Nirmala Sitharaman over killing of civilians in Shopian
Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS): In the aftermath of the killing of two civilians in a shoot-out at Ganowpora village of Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti spoke to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday evening.
The official statement quoting the Chief Minister said that every civilian killing, notwithstanding how erroneously made, impairs the political process in the State which has been put on track after hard work by all political parties.
“The Defence Minister assured the Chief Minister that she would seek a detailed report in this regard and would impress upon the field formations that mechanisms put in place are strictly adhered to so that such incidents do not recur in future,” a statement reads.
Earlier, the Chief Minister directed the district administration to conduct a probe into the incident and come up with findings at the earliest.
Mufti has conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved families.
(Reporting by Saleem Qadri)
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