A forest guard, Ghulam Muhammad Mir, was killed after being mistaken for a policeman due to his khaki uniform.

Survivors reported that soldiers prevented anyone from assisting the injured, even as some victims succumbed to their injuries in front of their loved ones.

Another survivor noted that the soldiers appeared to be avenging the Republic Day strike and deliberately targeted civilians.

[6] In 2012, the CID informed the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) that the 31 Medium Regiment, under 2nd Lieutenant Colonel S. Bakhshi, was responsible for the killings.

However, the Indian Army invoked the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) to block prosecution[7][2]