When scores of protesters were killed in twin massacres in Srinagar: March 1, 1990

Memories of the killings carried out by Army at Zakoora Crossing and Tengpora in the city outskirts 27 years ago are still fresh in the minds of the eyewitnesses and survivors of the tragedy. More than 40 unarmed civilians were killed and dozens more injured when the Army soldiers fired indiscriminately on protesters on March 1, 1990. Two massacres in a day on March 1, 1990 left 26 dead in Zakoora and 21 at Tengpora Bypass, as per the reports. The Zakoora massacre was carried out when protesters were on…

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‘Forces were Frisking Dead, Snatching Golden Earrings’ : May 21, 1990

“Bodies were lying all around me. Blood was profusely oozing out from my legs. I held my breath, acted as dead and was shocked to see security personnel frisking the pockets of dead and robbing them of their belongings,” a witness of 21 May, 1990, Srinagar bloodshed shared the horror with Current News Service. Tahir Ahmed Baba, a resident of Mashal Mohalla Hawal, was 17 when on 21 May 1990 he heard that gunmen in Old Srinagar had assassinated Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq. Forces personnel killed scores of mourners by firing…

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