"Bullets Don't Distinguish": J K Cop Warns Civilians Off Encounter Sites

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
It pains me when a civilian dies, Jammu and Kashmir police chief SP Vaid said
between a stone thrower and a terrorist, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief SP Vaid said today
Nobody wants civilian deaths and the police and security forces are pained at such incidents, he emphasised.The JK top cop also urged the
youth to stay away from such places, as they were "not marriage venues"."We have been appealing to young boys to stay away from encounter
sites
A bullet does not distinguish between a stone pelter and a militant
It has a trajectory to hit
They are responsible for their own deaths
by one Tajamul Wani about civilian deaths in gunfights.The strong words from the Jammu and Kashmir top cop came a day after four civilians
were killed in the crossfire in an encounter in Kulgam district
An army officer also lost his life in the line of duty while the three terrorists managed to flee after civilian casualties increased."No
citizen of India would like any civilian killing
We have been repeatedly requesting people not to come near the encounter sites when bullets fly whether from the militants or from the Army,
from paramilitary force and police
They have a trajectory
They will not look for the chest of a particular person
They can hit anybody so it is advisable not to come near the encounter sites," DGP Vaid said."It pains me most and pains all the forces when
a civilian dies," he added."Our effort is not even a single civilian should get hurt, but they have no business to be there
Marriage of the terrorist is not going on
Why are these boys coming near the militant encounter sites," he said.On the pendency of amnesty for stone throwers against whom police
complaints were to be withdrawn, he said the police had already moved the concerned courts in such cases.