Overview

• Eight Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel, including DSP Aijaz Ahmad Naiko and SI Riyaz Ahmad, were remanded to five days of CBI custody by a special court in Srinagar.
• The arrests follow a Supreme Court directive to register an FIR and pursue accountability for the alleged six-day illegal detention and torture of Constable Khursheed Ahmad Chohan in February 2023.
• The CBI FIR cites sections for criminal conspiracy, attempt to murder, wrongful confinement, and causing grievous hurt, reflecting the gravity of the alleged offences.
• Medical records from SKIMS cited by the court describe extreme injuries, and the Supreme Court rejected the Union Territory’s claim that the wounds were self‑inflicted.
• The top court ordered Rs 50 lakh compensation recoverable from responsible officers, set a 90‑day probe deadline, and scheduled a CBI status report by November 10 with a review on November 17.