The inquiry officer on Sunday asked people, including the relatives of the deceased, to record their statements about the incident.

Additional District Magistrate, Baramulla, has been appointed by Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, G N Itoo as an inquiry officer to conduct a magisterial enquiry into the circumstances of the death of Irfan Ahmad Dar.

Protests had erupted in north Kashmir's Sopore town after Dar (23) allegedly died in police custody on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Amid the ongoing monsoon sessions at Parliament of India, the National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah Member Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP) from Srinagar along with Hasnain Masoodi, who represents Anantnag in the Parliament, have staged a protest demonstration outside Parliament against “fake encounters and custodial killings in Kashmir”