JKCCS for justice to Sadarkoot Bala massacre victims.

ISLAMABAD -- The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) has said that the arrest of a government gunman, Wali Mohammad Mir, by police is a welcome step but whether justice will be delivered to the victims of Sadarkoot Bala massacre.

The arrest of Wali Mohammad Mir is the only arrest made in the case so far, the JKCCS said in a statement. The other two accused include another government gunman Rashid Billa, who was killed by unknown persons in April 2017 (while he was absconding) and his associate Mohammad Ayoob Dar, who is still at large, it said, reported.

The statement further said, 'All three were the main accused in the massacre of seven civilians at Saderkoot Bala village in Bandipora on October 05, 1996. On the evening of October 5, 1996, the government gunmen called Ikhwanis - led by Rashid Billa - arrived at the home of one Ghulam Qadir Dar, pro-India National Conference worker, and shot dead four...