Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
on Wednesday imposed a blanket ban on reporting the investigation
part of Shopian rape and murder case.
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 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.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 13:56