SRINAGAR, Dec 2: A special investigation team of the Jammu and Kashmir police has closed the case of Tufail Ahmed Mattoo, a Class 12 student whose killing in 2010 sparked a popular uprising which lasted for months and saw at least 111 deaths, mostly of young men and children.
They say they have failed to find the “killer”, but have promised that a “secret search” for evidence would continue.
In the latest status report submitted in J&K HC, police said “all possibility of collecting evidence was explored in this case… but the SIT was not able to find any conclusive evidence”.
On June 11, 2010, Matoo was returning home from his tuition class when a teargas shell hit him in the head in downtown Srinagar, killing him on the spot.
Police initially refused to register an FIR and did so only on the directions of the local court.
The post-mortem report had confirmed that Matoo was killed by a firearm. The police had, however, denied any role in his killing.
On September 26, 2011, the HC directed the police to constitute a SIT to investigate the case, after the family filed a petition. In June, the HC granted two-month time to the SIT to complete its investigation.
(Hindustan Times)
