A Catalogue of Indian Atrocities in Kashmir - Islamic Truth

Unjustified Killings in Kashmir - Page 12
her arm sustained bullet injuries while saving her own chastity. She was later
shifted to Hospital and has been declared disabled. She lost all earning members of
her family in the incident.
After the incident the armed forces sprinkled gun powder on the houses and set
two houses ablaze. Most of the victims could have been saved but the armed forces
did not allow shifting of the injured to the Hospitals. They also did not allow the
fire brigade to operate on the spot.
PAZIPORA INCIDENT - 10.8.90 the armed forces in the garb of search
operations cordoned off the whole area of Pazi Pora in District Kupwara. The local
male inhabitants were asked to gather in a park to face an identification parade and
females were asked to stay in their respective homes. The locals objected to this
course i.e. to let ladies stay in their homes without being accompanied by any male
members. But all male persons were forced to gather in the park. Later the forces,
in absence of male members, entered the houses and molested a number of ladies
as also raped many of them. On raising hue and cry by the ladies, the male
members tried to rush to their respective homes in order to extricate the ladies from
the clutches of the armed forces. But the armed forces indiscriminately fired on the
unarmed civilians of the locality and killed 22 people on the spot. More than sixty
persons sustained severe injuries and some of the persons are still missing. Many
people arrested on the spot and their whereabouts have not been disclosed despite
serious and constant efforts of the people.
KANGAN INCIDENT - 11.9.90, a civil passenger bus carrying about fifty persons
was intercepted by the armed forces. Passengers who tried to come down and save
themselves were fired upon indiscriminately, 22 unarmed civilians died on the
spot. Many were injured. The bus was set on fire due to which eight persons got
burnt alive as they could not come out of the bus. Their bodies got completely
destroyed and could not be identified. The dead bodies of the deceased persons
were not handed over to their relations nor it is known or disclosed as to where
these innocent civilians were buried. The driver Arshad Ahmad Bhat resident of
Nowpora, Srinagar and the conductor of the vehicle were also killed on spot by the
forces. The newsmen and other notables were not allowed to visit the spot nor till
date the authorities have disclosed the names of the victims.
ARMPORA INCIDENT - 20.9.90, at Armpora, Sopore, the armed forces cordoned
off the area after having been attacked by unidentified persons, asked the male
members of the locality to come out of their respective houses and arrested a
number of persons. The ladies of the locality protested against the illegal arrest of
the male members of their families, the forces molested the women and a case
regarding rape stands registered in police station Sopore on behalf of two victim
ladies. Till date no action regarding the case has been taken. Three persons,
namely, Suna Ullah Sofi, Din Mohd Sofi and Nisar Ahmad Sofi of the same family
were taken to some interrogation center by the forces (Dandipora interrogation
cell) where they were tortured and killed during interrogation. The dead bodies
were thrown later on in the locality.
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