E/CN.4/2000/9 page 99 executions. Finally, police have allegedly used excessive force in breaking up demonstrations, leading to several deaths. 487. The Special Rapporteur transmitted the following individual cases. 488. Murshi Ali was reportedly killed in Baghat Barzalla, Srinagar by security forces on suspicion of having received guerrilla training in Pakistan. He was reported missing by his father on 17 May 1998 after he failed to return home from work the previous day. The police informed the father that his son had crossed the line of control into Pakistan for guerrilla training. On 24 May, the police returned to his family his body, which allegedly bore signs of torture. 489. Mohammad Ramzan Wani was reportedly arrested on 13 June 1998 at his home in Nai Bagh, Tral district, in the presence of his family, by members of the Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir police. A day later his dead body, allegedly showing bullet holes and marks of torture, was handed over to family members. 490. Hari Shankar Pal was reportedly beaten to death after his arrest on 8 December 1997 by the Hauz Kazi police. Ater two days of alleged abuse, the police took him to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The National Human Rights Commission has reportedly ordered an investigation into his death. 491. Yumlembam Sanamacha, aged 15, is reported to have disappeared following his arrest by members of the 17th Rajputana Rifles in February 1998 from his home in Angtha village, Manipur. He was allegedly forced to lie face down on the ground with his arms out straight and he was then beaten by army personnel. An iron instrument was placed on the soles of his feet which caused his entire body to shake violently. The authorities initially denied that he had been arrested, but then said that he had escaped from custody. The central Government has allegedly taken steps to prevent the state government from investigating the case. 492. Mohammad Ashraf Bhat and his wife Shamima Bano were reportedly asked to report to members of the Special Operations Group camped in Humhama District Budgam, Kashmir, on 20 November 1998. Shamima, who was six months pregnant, was allegedly subjected to electric shocks for approximately 15 minutes while being interrogated. As a result, the foetus reportedly died in her womb. Her husband was then called into the same room and, in the presence of his wife, subjected to electric shocks and hung from the ceiling with his hands tied behind his back. She was subsequently admitted to the Lala Ded Hospital for Women in Srinigar. 493. Rafiqa was reportedly interrogated about her brother at her home in Malangam Bandipora on 11 December 1998 by six jawans of the 14th Rajputana Rifles camped in Malangam. When she was unable to provide the soldiers with any information, they allegedly beat her for approximately 30 minutes. As a result of the beating, one of her legs was reportedly fractured. 494. Marimuthu, Jayaseelan and Madurai Veeran were reportedly detained on charges of theft by police in Kodaikanal, Dindigul-Anna district on 21 June 1999, and interrogated for two days, during which time they were allegedly severely beaten. Madurai Veeran was released on the evening of 22 June, while the other two remained in custody until the morning of 23 June. Marimuthu's