Shopian case: Court imposes ban on reporting investigation

Srinagar, Sept 30 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Wednesday imposed a blanket ban on reporting the investigation
part of Shopian rape and murder case.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is
investigating the case, should not reveal anything to the
press, a division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice
Barin Ghosh and Justice Mohammed Yaqoob directed when the case
came up for hearing.

17-year-old Aasiya was found dead along with her
sister-in-law 22-year-old Neelofar in a stream in Shopian (in
India's northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir) on May 30.
Their deaths had led to 47 days of protests in the town with
locals alleging that security personnel were responsible for
the crime.

The CBI took over the investigation into the case on
September 17. PTI AMS
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