SRINAGAR: The Assistant Commissioner Nazool Srinagar who was appointed as an inquiry officer to probe the circutances which led to the death of Zahid Iqbal Bhat has started inquest proceedings by issuing a public notice inviting people who have any sort of information regarding the matter to depose before him within 15 days.
In his public notice, the AC Nazool has asked people having information with regard to the circutances that led to the death of Zahid Iqbal Bhat son of Mohammad Iqbal resident of Padshahibagh to get their statements recorded before AC Nazool from 10 a.m. up to 4 p.m. within 15 days of issuance of this notification.
On May 28, District magistrate Srinagar had ordered magisterial probe into the death of Zahid Iqbal under section 176 CRPC and submit the report within the period of two months.
Past year, on August 26 Zahids body was fished out of Jehlum. The primary investigation of police stated that his death was caused due to drowning. DC Srinagar in its order for inquiry had stated that the office has received a report from SSP Srinagar regarding the inquest proceedings under section 174 CRPC initiated in the death of Zahid Iqbals case. The order maintained that whereas, the father of deceased has now approached this office with the request that a fresh enquiry may be conducted into the case of Zahid Iqbal.
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