June,10,2017 :
Sameer was allegedly murdered by colleague Eijaz Ahmed only to avenge his alleged "sexual assault".
Supreme Court has asked J&K DGP to submit within the 10 days the status of probe about the Constable Sameer Bhat who had allegedly went missing on May 14 after leaving from Kupwara for Srinagar and has been alleged to have been killed by his colleague.
Petitioner M K Pandita has alleged foul play and has cited that Eijaz's different versions on Sameer.
Apex Court Bench has issued notice on Pandita's petition which alleged that Bhatt had left Kupwara for Srinagar with Eijaz in latter's car on May 14.
Supreme Court has sought report from DGP while posting it for consideration on June 19,2017.
According to the Petitioner, Sameer joined the J&K Police about five years ago and was posted as constable, SOG, at Cargo Camp Shergarhi Police Station, Srinagar.
Sameer's uncle Daleep Bhat was also a constable in the J&K police and had been transferred from Phalgam to Kupwara. Sameer and Eijaz, picked up Daleep from Pahalgam and dropped him at Kupwara.
Then both of them left for Srinagar. Eijaz reached Srinagar but Sameer did not. Eijaz's had alleged in his initial statement that he had dropped Sameer at Dal Gate Srinagar. Later, he said Sameer left for Jammu.
On a probe Eijaz gave yet another version to the Police that Sameer got down at a place called Yunis and that in a drunken state, he jumped into a rivulet. Sameer's parents stated that their son was a teetotaller.
Eijaz later allegedly told the Police that he had murdered Sameer but reasons for murder and way it was carried out were yet to be ascertained.
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