After brokering peace deal on late Friday night, the sikh youth killed in police firing was cremated at his native village of RS Pura on Saturday. The cremation ceremony was attended by large number of people. The standoff was resolved earlier during the high-level meeting between the representatives of the State Government and the sikh organisations.
The Government while conceding to their demand ordered a magisterial probe to be conducted by divisional commissioner Jammu Pawan Kotwal.
Accepting another demand, the Government ordered transfer of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu Uttam Chand, suspension of Satwari’s Station House Officer Kulbir Singh and payment of ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh and a Government job to the next kin of the slain Sikh youth Jagjit Singh.
A case under murder charges was also registered against SSP’s PSO.
“An FIR under section 302 RPC (murder) has been lodged (in Police Station Satwari) against the PSO of SSP Uttam Chand for firing (during violent protests in which one youth was killed Gadigarh area of city)”, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu Simrandeep Singh said.
Though the district administration had lifted curfew restriction on Saturday morning the streets of Jammu wore a deserted look and business establishments remained closed for third consecutive day ahead of creamtion ceremony in some of the sensitive localities.
Educational institutions in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajauri and Poonch districts also remained shut for the second consecutive day.
The mobile and internet services were also suspended in Jammu for the second day and were most likely to be resumed.