J&K police files FIR against Army; 2 civilians murder charges

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday registered an FIR against the Indian army, charging its 10th Garhwal unit with murder, attempt to murder and endangering life, over the killing of two civilians in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday.

Suhail Lone and Javid Bhat, both in their 20s, were killed when security forces opened fire on protesters in Ganaupora village in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday afternoon. Another youth, who sustained bullet injuries, is in critical condition and is battling for his life at the Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar.

A senior police officer confirmed that an FIR was filed at the Shopian police station against the army's 10th Garhwal unit. "The charges under sections 302, 307 and 336 are pressed," the police said.