Two cops suspended, inquiry ordered against SHO after interrogation video goes viral

Srinagar, May 22 : The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday suspended two of its officials and initiated an inquiry against the concerned SHO after a video, purported to be of a police interrogation into the murder of a man from Pattan area of north Kashmir in March this year, was circulating on social media.

Police had arrested the wife of the man and her alleged paramour in connection with the murder.

According to a police statement , reads, a video purported to be of a police investigation/ interrogation is doing rounds on social media.
“The same has been found to be pertaining to the blind murder case of March 2021 of PS Pattan which was solved last month.

Both accused shown in the video had been arrested for the murder of the husband of the woman shown in the video,” it said.

The act of the video is highly unprofessional and unbecoming of disciplined police.

Two officials have been suspended for the same, enquiry has been initiated against the SHO concerned and the supervisory officer has been reprimanded.