Overview

• SI Bashir Ahmed Malik, the investigating officer in Pooja Devi’s death case, allegedly demanded ₹50,000 to remove a former sarpanch’s name from the charge-sheet.
• Malik sensed the CBI raid at RS Pura Police Station on July 4–5 and slipped out through a rear gate, as shown by CCTV footage.
• FIR 09/2025 has been registered against Malik under anti-corruption laws and authorities have launched a nationwide hunt for the absconding officer.
• Local residents in RS Pura have demonstrated demanding Malik’s immediate arrest and stern action against police misconduct.
• The CBI has opened an internal review of police procedures to strengthen investigative integrity in Jammu and Kashmir.