JAMMU & KASHMIR Awantipora teacher picked by NIA dies in police custody, magisterial probe ordered | KNO Published 269 weeks ago on March 19, 2019 By KashmirNewsObserver Srinagar, March 19 (KNO): A private school teacher from Awantipora area of Pulwama district died in custody after he was picked up for questioning by the NIA in connection with the Lethpora suicide attack case, a top official told KNO. Rizwan Ahmad Pandith son of Asaddulah Pandit a resident of Awantipora, a teacher by profession and a Jamaat-e- Islami activist died in police custody, police said, adding that he was being interrogated. IGP Kashmir SP confirmed to KNO that Rizwan has died in police custody. "A magisterial probe has been ordered," he said. Police has started inquest proceedings and a also magisterial inquiry has been ordered.(KNO) Up Next JRL calls for shutdown tomorrow against custodial death of Jamaat-e-Islami associate | KNO Don't Miss Several youths arrested during night raids in Pulwama Village | KNO