SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police are conducting searches in the Babar Qadri murder case. The searches are in progress at the residences of former Bar Association president, Mian Qayoom, and two other members – Manzoor Dar and Muzzaffar Mohammad.
Qadri, a young and outspoken lawyer, was killed Qadri was killed at his Hawal residence on September 24, 2020. A group of armed persons had gone to his home to discuss an accident-related case and one of them pulled out his pistol and shot him dead. Qadri succumbed to his injuries in SKIMS.
The Kashmir Police Zone tweeted, “Srinagar police conducting searches at the residence of Adv Miyan Qayoom, Adv Manzoor Dar and Adv Muzzaffar Mohd in connection with further investigation of the murder of Adv Babar Qadri, FIR No 62/2020 of PS Lal Bazar: ADGP Kashmir”.
ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar has confirmed the searches. Not many details are immediately known.
