Indian army probes killings after 'terrorists' identified as migrants

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The soldiers originally said the three dead from the July 18 operation were militants. FMTNews India

SRINAGAR: The Indian army said Monday it is investigating the deaths of three accused militants in a military operation, after a family said they were migrant workers who had gone missing.

The Indian army said on July 18 that soldiers killed three suspected “Pakistani terrorists” during a counterinsurgency operation in the south Kashmir village of Amshipora.“Today we identified their bodies from photographs that appeared in social media,” Naseeb Khatana told AFP from his home.The family also demanded DNA testing of the dead.

Following the killings in July, Brigadier Ajay Kotach said the military operation was launched after receiving information about the presence of rebels.

 

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