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Kashmir Police identifies culprits behind Braid Chopping incidents, blames a Political Party

October 23, 2017 Editor

The increasing braid chopping incidents in the valley have scared people to the extent they have started guarding villages at night. Police, however, have accused radical elements and detained worker of a political party for raising the false alarm of braid chopping. According to a report by The Hindu, the police in North Kashmir revealed that miscreants who attacked women had three objectives. “It is aimed at disturbing peace; creating animosity between people and security forces, especially the police; and creating an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty for women to…

25 Slain Students were buried in the park they often played: 1993 Bijbehara Carnage

October 23, 2017 Editor

One of the lesser known facts of the Bijbehara massacre which was allegedly carried out by BSF personnel on 22 October 1993 is that 25 of the 40 slain persons were students who were buried in the park where they would often play. The victims were fired at when they were marching on the Srinagar-Jammu highway protesting against the government forces’ siege of Hazratbal shrine, one of the holiest places in the Valley, where some militants were holed up. More than 200 protesters were injured in the firing. One of the deceased…

Divide within militant camp spills into open, UJC alleges Musa part of Indian conspiracy

October 21, 2017 Editor

A deepening divide within Kashmir’s militant camp has come to surface as Pakistan-based United Jehad Council (UJC) struggles to contain the growing influence of its former commander Zakir Musa, a hardcore Islamist. The UJC, a conglomerate of several leading militant groups loyal to Pakistan, issued a damning allegation against Musa and described him as a “façade” used by Indian intelligence agencies. Musa, who has publicly vowed to fight for an Islamist cause in Kashmir and disavowed fighting for a secular state, is a former field commander of Hizbul Mujahideen. He…

We can’t give sweeping judgment that it is mass hysteria: Nayeema Mehjoor

October 21, 2017 Editor

Had the state authorities professionally handled the alleged braid cutting incidents at the beginning in Kashmir, the mysterious phenomenon wouldn’t have touched the alarming levels, chairperson State Women’s Commission (SWC), Nayeema Mehjoor, said on Friday. “There is every possibility that a few cases of braid chopping would have been related to mental health in the beginning. Even a few cases suggest so even today. But the phenomenon has now gone out of control where criminals and other elements have joined in,” Mehjoor said. Mental health experts who are probably the…

Kashmir fears more violence as number of local youths joining militancy rises

October 20, 2017 Editor

Last year on 11 May, 22-year-old Irfan Abdullah Ganie went missing from his house. Only a day later, he posted his photo on social networking sites holding a gun in his hand. He had joined the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit. Ganie was doing masters in history with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) before he joined militancy. A boy from a well off family, he had been fascinated by the idea of fighting against Indian rule and was killed on 9 October, some 25 kilometre from his house. Police…

Rise of this 3 feet tall Jaish-e-Mohammad militant is giving headache to police; know why

October 20, 2017 Editor

Rise of new terrorist leaders is not a rare phenomenon in Jammu and Kashmir. A three feet tall leader is giving headache to police. Noor Mohammad Tantray is allegedly behind the recent attacks by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Kashmir Rise of new terrorist leaders is not a rare phenomenon in Jammu and Kashmir. A three feet tall leader is giving headache to police. Noor Mohammad Tantray is allegedly behind the recent attacks by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Kashmir, according to Indian Express report. The 47-year-old militant was arrested in Delhi…

HC grants govt 4 week time to file response in Batwara liquor shop case

October 18, 2017 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) Tuesday directed State government to file a counter affidavit against a liquor shop. An application was filed by advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom against a liquor shop running at Batwara, Sonwar. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey treated the application as petition and allotted four week time to State Counsel Advocate BA Dar to file a response. Advocate Qayoom mentioned in the application that the liquor shop running at Batwara has many social implications. The application reads,…

Kashmiri kids prefer to play with toy guns

October 18, 2017 Editor

The two-decade-long violence in Kashmir has impacted the psyche of children so much that toy guns have emerged as their favourite plaything. Most of the parents say their children, especially the boys, just want to play with toy guns. So when they go to shops they choose from various toy guns, like machine guns, music guns, water guns, and more. “Our children have not seen childhood or enjoyed it. They have spent it in fear and trauma due to the bloodshed,” says Madiha, a mother of three, who lives in…

Forces ask local ultras to surrender, ready to accept even during encounters

October 17, 2017 Editor

Security forces in Kashmir on Monday made a renewed offer of surrender to local militants even as three local militants were arrested in the past few days. “We again appeal to local militants to surrender and live a normal life,” Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Muneer Khan said at a press conference in Srinagar. He said they would fully support the local militants who surrendered before the security forces, even during gunfights. “Even if they surrender during encounters with the security forces, we are ready to accept such surrenders,” Khan…