Srinagar: The family of Zahid Farooq, the teenage boy killed by Border Security Forces Commandant RK Birdi and Lakhwinder Kumar, Saturday demanded expediting of the trial while as a local court deferred hearing in the case by September 14.
Official sources said that while counsel for Birdi and Lakhwinder was present, the court deferred the hearing owing to the absence of the prosecution.
The BSF personnel are accused of allegedly killing teenager in an unprovoked firing near his residence at Nishat in city outskirts on February 5 last.
The family of the victim later staged a protest demonstration in Press Colony here, demanding speeding up of the trial.
“More than seven months have elapsed since the death of my brother (cousin) but the accused are still not punished,” cousin brother of the slain teen told of India. He said the case is a very sensitive one for everybody in Kashmir. “Everyone is looking forward to see the BSF men are handed down exemplary punishment.”
In its 3-page charge sheet, the Special Investigation Team of police charged the BSF personnel under Section 302 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), an offence punished with death, or imprisonment for life and fine.
The duo was also charged under Section 201 (destroying or tampering with the evidence) and Section 109 (abetment of offence).
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