J&K CM Mufti: Army has done great job but black sheep can be anywhere

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Monday it was her government's duty to take the investigation in the Shopian incident, where two civilians were killed allegedly in Indian Army firing, to a logical conclusion.

Defending her government's decision to lodge an FIR against the personnel involved in the incident, Mufti said she did not believe the action would have a demoralising effect on the force.

Terming the incident a "setback" to the political process, Mufti said she spoken about it to defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman who asked her to take the required action in case there was "carelessness".

"I do not accept that the Army gets demoralised by such actions. The Army is an institution and has done a wonderful job. But a black sheep can be anywhere... Among judges there can be black sheep, but we can’t paint every one with the same brush," Mufti said.