Overview
- Police say they were fired upon while chasing suspected drug peddlers in Satwari on July 24, and the ensuing crossfire left 21-year-old Mohammad Parvez dead.
- Family members and Gujjar activists have rejected police claims of his involvement in narcotics and staged protests at Government Medical College, Jammu, calling the incident a fake encounter.
- The Jammu and Kashmir government has suspended two District Special Branch officers and ordered a magisterial inquiry alongside a Special Investigation Team headed by an SDPO.
- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti have publicly called for a transparent, time-bound investigation into Parvez’s death to ensure accountability.
- Both inquiries are required to submit findings within two weeks as the case intensifies scrutiny of counter-narcotics tactics and concerns about police overreach in tribal areas.