Kulgam youth tortured by unidentified gunmen dies

Srinagar, March 22: A 20-year-old youth tortured by unidentified gunmen earlier this month in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district died on Thursday in a hospital here, police said.
Omais Bhat was kidnapped from Qaimoh area on March 8.
“The youth had been tortured by the unidentified gunmen with an intention to kill him,” police sources said.
“He was found unconscious a few hours after his kidnapping and was shifted to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences.”
Police had said that one Omais Rashid Bhat of Qaimoh aged about 20 years was abducted by some unknown persons from his native village Qaimoh during evening hours of March 8 with intention to kill him.
He was then thrown away at Ves Batpora area in almost unconscious state and later on referred to Srinagar hospital for treatment.
On coming Friday in a couple of Qaimoh masjids, the clerics had read out a letter purportedly written by militants owning the attack on the said youth.
The militants in their letter had claimed that they thrashed the said youth for his alleged “anti-movement activities.” “We warn all those who are involved in dubious activities,” the letter claimed.
Police have registered an FIR vide number 4/18 under section 364 RPC and had taken up investigation.”
Family sources informed that Omais breathed his last this morning and his body was taken to his native village for last rites.