Overview

• The Jammu and Kashmir Police constituted a Special Investigation Team led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police to examine the circumstances of Mohammad Parvez’s death in Surey Chak on July 24
• District Magistrate Sachin Kumar Vaishya directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Jammu South to complete a magisterial inquiry into the firing within two weeks
• Head Constable Baljinder Singh and Selection Grade Constable Pawan Singh of the District Special Branch were suspended pending departmental proceedings
• Parvez’s family met with senior officials and received assurances of fair compensation and a government job for one family member
• Regional leaders including Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have publicly condemned the shooting and demanded a transparent, time-bound investigation