The president of the High Court Bar Association, Mian Qayoom, said that commenting on the character of the victims was not among the terms of reference of the commission. “Justice Jan has made accusations about the victims without any evidence or material. He has denigrated the deceased women,” Qayoom said. “The report is wildly speculative.”
There has been a total hartal in Shopian town since May 29, when the bodies of the two women were recovered from a stream. The two had been raped and murdered after they went to their orchard, 3 km from their house.