Srinagar: J&K Police on Thursday said that it has ordered the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the killing of 25-year-old Azam Nazir Khan of Uranbawa Boniyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

A Police spokesperson in a statement said that  SSP Baramulla has ordered constitution of Special Investigation Team (SIT) to be headed by DySP Headquarters Baramulla Syed Javaid for Investigation of Case FIR No 207/2018 of Police Station Baramulla pertaining to the killing of 25-year-old youth Azam Nazir Khan resident of Uranbawa Boniyar.

“Other members of the SIT are Prosecuting Officer Baramulla Aarif Majid, Sub Inspectors Mohammad Shafi and Farooq Ahmad, Assistant Sub Inspectors Syed Ashiq and Tariq Ahmad and Selection grade constable Shabir Ahmad of Police Station Baramulla,” the spokesman said.

“The SIT has called some suspects for questioning. Further investigation of the case is going on,” said police spokesman in a statement.