This mother ‘gave 4 sons to Kashmir cause’

It was not easy for Shahmali Begum (85), the mother of Maqbool Bhat, to become the ‘cradle of resistance’ as she had to sacrifice four sons and bear immense hardships during the past several decades. Miseries started for her when Maqbool Bhat was arrested. HabibullahBhat, Maqbool’s younger brother who was also linked to ‘Kashmir cause was subjected to enforced disappearance in 1976 when he was a 12th class student.’ That time MaqboolBhat was in jail. Maqbool’s another brother GhulamNabiBhat was ‘found dead’ on November 18, 1994, in Chanapora Srinagar. He…

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