DNA samples of 3 killed in Shopian match with families: IG

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Vijay Kumar said on Friday the results of the DNA samples of the family members have matched with three persons killed in an encounter in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on 18 July. The encounter had taken place in Shopian’s Amshipora area. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Kumar said further investigations were going on in this case. “We have received the DNA sample results of three families of Rajouri and they have matched with those killed in Amshipora Shopian,” he said. Imtiyaz Ahmad, Abrar Ahmad, and Mohammad Ibrar from Rajouri district were killed by the security forces during the operation.