Kashmir School Teacher, Arrested on Charges of Terror, Dies in Police Custody

Mangalore Today News Network

Srinagar, Mar 19, 2019 : A school teacher, who was arrested in connection with a terror case, has died in a police custody here, prompting the department to request for a magisterial inquiry, officials said on Tuesdayas to News18 reported.

 

Rizwan Pandit, 28, a resident of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, died during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, a police officer said. Pandit, who was a teacher at a private school, was picked up by the security agencies three days ago in connection with a terror case, the officer said.