A Catalogue of Indian Atrocities in Kashmir - Islamic Truth

TORTURE AND CUSTODIAL DEATHS - Page 6
and taken into custody. He was dragged and taken in a nearby lane and shot dead.
In the media it was announced that he was killed in exchange of fire. His
bullet-ridden dead body was later received by his relatives through Police control
room on the same date during late hours.
64. Farooq Ahmad Minor (Sheera) S/O Ab. Ahad R/O Watalkadal, Srinagar, was
arrested by the forces during crackdown operations at Khankah on 27-1-93 and
then taken to a nearby pandit house at Bhirikadal, which is vacant. He was taken
into custody in presence of many persons during day time. On this day about 11
more people were also arrested. His bullet-ridden dead body was later on the same
day received by his relation.
In the media it was stated that he was killed in exchange of fire, when they were
attacked by some militants.
65. Shawqat Ahmad Hajam S/O Sonahullah R/O Kakroosa, Handwara, Kupwara, a
student was asked by the forces to get down from the private bus at Dubgah. One
more person, namely Hakim Din an old aged person was also asked to come down
from the bus on 26-1-93 and then both were taken to some unknown place.
Bullet-ridden dead body of Shawqat was received by his relatives on 27-1-93
through Police.
66. Two persons, namely, Farooq Ahmad Sofi R/O Sazgaripora, Srinagar and
Bashir Ahmad Geer S/O Rafiq Ahmad R/O Narwarah, Srinagar, were arrested by
the forces during crackdown operations, on 28-1-93, when a large area was
cordoned off by the forces under the pretext of search operations. Many others
were arrested. Farooq Ahmad was arrested near Idd Gah area and taken to some
unknown place and later bullet-ridden dead bodies of these two persons were
received by their relatives through Police control room on the same day. However,
on the next day it was stated in the media that they were killed in exchange of fire
by the forces.
67 to 68. On 29-1-93, dead bodies of two persons, namely, Mohd. Muniem (Muna)
S/O Ab. Majid R/O Bahala and Mohd Afzal Hussain (Imran) S/O Mohd. Shafi
Malik R/O Dagga, Doda, who were earlier arrested by the forces. In the media it
was later announced that while they were being taken to a place Walasi for
recovery of arms, they tried to escape when some persons attacked on the vehicles.
69. One Gh. Mohd Magray (Zia) R/O Lar Ganderbal, Srinagar, was arrested by the
forces during crackdown operations by the forces, beaten ruthlessly in presence of
the people and then taken along by them; his dead body was later recovered near
army camp on the next day.
70. Ab. Salam Bhat aged 32 years s/O Ashur R/O Islamabad was arrested by BSF
on 17-1-93, then reportedly taken to gujar hostel, Khanabal, and later taken to
Qazigund camp. On 2-2-93, legs of the innocent boy were recovered from Lawar
Manda, National Highway road and after 5-2-93 his head was recovered from an
another place. Though his relatives approached to all concerned but till parts of his
dead body were recovered from different places, nobody informed us the
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