Srinagar, February 12: A senior BSF officer may have ordered his junior constable to fire on a teenaged boy whose killing had triggered widespread street protests here, two days after the paramilitary force held the constable “prima facie” responsible.
Official sources said constable Lakhvinder Kumar, accused of killing 16-year-old Zahid Farooq Shah on February 5 at Brain-Nishat here, claimed before the police that he was forced by his senior to shot at the teenager.
They said the claim made by the BSF jawan was being corroborated and some of its officials, including Commandant, R K Birdi, may be questioned.
BSF handed over Kumar to the police for further investigation alleging he was “prima facie” involved in the killing.
Following his arrest, Kumar, a constable of 68th battalion, was placed under suspension.
–Agencies