Immediately after the incident, the State's spin doctors swung into action. The state controlled electronic media, quoting an official spokesman, said the processionists resorted to stone pelting and, after baton charge and firing in the air failed to disperse them, they were fired upon. In a statement, the Zonal police headquarters claimed that militants accompanying the protesters fired upon the camp leading to the death of seven persons. A case was registered and the investigations started, it claimed. Impunity has become a way of life in Kashmir.
Impunity significantly contributes to further human rights abuses.
The Indian state is unwilling to bring an end to the regime of impunity. The experience of the Biejbehara massacre is a case in point. After a major outcry, domestic and international, the Border Security Force authorities stated that they had taken action against the guilty officials. It was refused. The NHRC, a statutory body has had to approach the Supreme Court of India to have access to these documents.