A Catalogue of Indian Atrocities in Kashmir - Islamic Truth

TORTURE AND CUSTODIAL DEATHS - Page 10
50 to 51. Two persons namely Nazir Ahmad Lone & Gh.Mohmad Alias Munna
R/O Baripora, Handwara Kupwara were arrested by the forces during search
operations some days earlier and taken to some interrogation center near
Handwara, were they were tortured and the dead bodies of the two persons with
marks of violence on their body were handed over to their relatives through local
Police. Their bodies bore burn injuries and some kind of metal like substance was
seen on their bodies. There were bullet injuries also on their bodies. The forces had
also broken one leg of Nazir Ahmad.
52. One Gh. Rasool Alhi S/O Ab. Ahad R/O Khuri-Batapora, Islamabad, was
arrested by the forces during search operations and his dead body was found near
the locality on 12-1-92.
53.One Mohd Subhan aged about 60 years R/O Medura, Tral of district Pulwama
during Crack-down operations was taken into custody, dragged and taken to a
nearby area, where he was ruthlessly beaten and drowned in cold water in the
chilly winter till he breathed last. This incident took place on 9-1-91.
54. One Bashir Ahmad Alihai S/O Ab. Ahad R/O Khuri Batapora, Islamabad, a
government employee in Sheep & Animal Husbandry department, was arrested by
the forces during search operations one day earlier and next day his dead body with
marks of violence was found near the locality. The forces had killed him during
interrogation. On his body there were marks of hot iron rods and bullet injuries on
various parts of the body.
55. In the month June 1990, at Zurhama, Kupwara district, the forces during
crack-down operations, directed the locals to assemble at a particuler place and one
Nazir Ahmad S/O Saif Khan was dragged from the paddy field to the same place
where the villegers had assembled. He was ruthlessly beaten. Thereafter his mother
was called and in her presence the regular army cut the tongue of the boy and his
eyes were gorged out. The army broke the head of the boy and his mother was
asked to lick the blood of her son. This incident has been mentioned in a writ
petition titled Bar Association (Kupwara) V/S State and Others which is pending
disposal in the High Court at Srinagar.
One writ petition has been filed for damages before the Hon'ble High Court by one
Gh. Mohmad Shah in the second week of December, 1991 which is pending
disposal. In this petition the petitioner has asked to pay damages to the tune of ten
lacs and had to pay court fee of rupees ten thousand which mostly restrains an
ordinary citizen to challenge the custodial deaths. The son of petitioner namely
Shamim Ahmad Shah who was arrested by the forces along with some other
person of the same locality (Rinawari) Srinagar during crack-down operations. The
dead bodies of both these persons were received by their relatives through local
Police with marks of violence visible.
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