BSF Commanding Officer R K Birdi, allegedly involved in the killing of a Srinagar teen, has been handed over to the police.
16-year-old Zahid Farooq was killed by the BSF in Srinagar last month.
Sources say, BSF had informed the police that they will produce Birdi before the police today.
Earlier police had written a letter to the BSF asking them to produce the officer R K Birdi before the Special Investigation Team of police on Thursday last.
The government sources say they have given clear-cut instructions to the police to proceed against the Commandant.
There are also instructions from the Union Home Ministry that there should be no compromise if the Commandant was found involved into the crime.
Zahid and his friends were on their way home after their cricket game on February 5 in Srinagar's Nishat area was rained out. They came across three BSF vehicles and began shouting at it. Incensed, constable Lakhvinder Kumar allegedly got out and shot Zahid at point blank range.
After his killing, BSF had initially flatly denied its involvement, but following pressure from the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and Chief Minister Omar Adbullah, BSF handed over its constable Lakhvinder Kumar to the police and admitted to the guilt.
Commandant Birdi was suspended after NDTV reported about his involvement into the killing and forcing constable Lakhvinder to shoot the teenager.
And during the course of investigation, two BSF personnel deposed before a local court testifying that Lakhvinder was forced to fire by Commandant Birdi.
He first snatched his rifle, corked the gun and then asked him to fire on teenager.
This corroborated the initial statement of an eyewitness that an officer wearing white dress was behind the shooting.
Initially the BSF had tried to hush up the case. Sources said commandant Birdi even fudged the weapon, mislead his higher headquarters that there was no presence of the BSF in the area when the shooting incident took place.
Sources say police have got conclusive evidence about Birdi's involvement into the killing.
NDtv News
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