A Catalogue of Indian Atrocities in Kashmir - Islamic Truth

TORTURE AND CUSTODIAL DEATHS - Page 8
Nazir Ahmad Khan (employee and sanitary inspector) and Manzoor Ahmad Khan
(employee) R/O Lawaypora, Bandipora, on 27-9-92. They were taken to some
torture cell, tortured and killed. Their dead bodies were handed over to their
relatives on 28-9-92.
99. One Mohd Iqbal R/O Uri, Baramulla, was arrested by the forces at Srinagar
few days back. He was a 1st year student; his dead body was receieved by his
relatives on 29-9-92.
100. The forces during crackdown operations under (Operation Tiger) cordoned off
the Jamia Masjid Area of Srinagar during night hours on 3/4-10-92 and arrested
number of persons in the area. In presence of the public in broad day-light forces
arrested Altaf Ahmad Qurashi and Manzoor Ahmad Khan R/O Nawhatta, srinagar.
The forces started beating them immediately after taking them into custody.
Thereafter they were taken into a nearby temporay torture cell, tortured and then
killed on 4-10-92. In the whole valley three day Bandh was observed for these
brutal killing under the plan of "Operation Tiger" as a protest. In the media it was
later as usual announced that they were killed in an encounter.
101. One Maqsood Ahmad Rather R/O Brain, Nishat, Srinagar, was arrested by the
forces along with 15 others some days back and released half-dead on 4/5-10-92.
He was shifted to Soura Medical Institute for treatment and on 6-10-92, he died of
these injuries, which he had receieved at the hands of the forces during custody.
102. One Gh. Mohd. Hajam S/O Ab. Razaq R/O Dayalgam, Islamabad, was
arrested by the forces during crackdown operations in the area along with many
locals. On 6-10-92, the forces released 12 persons half-dead. His dead body was
receieved by his relatives through local Police on 7-10-92. On his body there were
visible injuries.
103. One Shawket Ahmad Mir ( Sikander) R/O Batagund Tral, Pulwama, was
arrested by the forces on 24-9-92, at Sonawar, Srinagar, during crackdown
operations along with 16 persons and taken to some torture center, tortured and
killed. His dead body was receieved through Police control room on 8-10- 92.
Some days earlier his relation had seen him in the interrogation center, where he
was ill and no medical aid had been given to him.
104 to 107. On 14-10-92, three persons namely Shakeel Ahmad Khan R/O
Abiguzar, Fayaz Ahmad Mir R/O Dulatabad, Khanayar and Imtiyaz Ahmad Sofi
R/O Shaheed Gunj, Srinagar were arrested along with nine other persons by the
forces during crackdown operations, when they cordoned off the area from
Amirakadal bridge to Abiguzar area Srinagar. The forces asked the locals of the
area including the passers-by to assemble in Lal Chowk for an identification
parade. The shopkeepers and the person who belonged to the far flung areas were
made as detainees as usual. No person was allowed to even take water. At about
5.30 pm., people heard some gun shots and were told by the forces that some
militants had attacked them from across the river Jehlum. The people got worried
and at 6 pm, the forces started withdrawing. When people reached to their
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