By The Observer Post
A 21-year-old man, Mohammad Parvez, was killed during a shootout in Jammu’s Satwari area, triggering protests from his family and tribal activists who allege it was a “fake encounter.”
Parvez, a resident of Javed Nagar, Nikki Tawi, sustained bullet injuries and was declared dead at the Government Medical College, Jammu. Outside the hospital, relatives and community members gathered in protest, demanding an impartial probe.
“This is a fake encounter. Parvez had no FIRs against him. If the police had any suspicions, they should have arrested him legally,” said Talib Hussain, a prominent tribal rights activist. “He and his brother-in-law were stopped at a checkpoint and fired upon without reason.”
Hussain also rejected police claims that the deceased was involved in drug smuggling. “For months, Gujjars have been targeted in the name of cattle or drug smuggling. We stayed silent before, but this cannot go unchallenged,” he said, citing other controversial cases, including the alleged custodial death of Gujjar youth Altaf Lali in Bandipora.
Parvez’s family said he worked in sand mining along the Tawi River and had no links to criminal activity.
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