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| 2 injured in broad-daylight firing in Awantipora market | | Terror violence returning to South Kashmir | | Mustansir
SRINAGAR, Aug 28: Two civilians were injured when unidentified gunmen riding on a motorcycle resorted to indiscriminate firing near Police Station Awantipora on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Wednesday afternoon.
Injured persons were identified as Farzana wife of Dr Suhail Ahmad Tari resident of Rawalpora, Srinagar and Rafeeq Ahmad Sheikh son of Mohammad Ahsan resident of Achabal, Anantnag. Police spokesman said that the Gunmen fired indiscriminately in Awantipora market just few yards away from the police station.
Spokesman added that the lady has got injury in her thigh. Both the injured have been shifted to the SMHS hospital for treatment and are stable so far. Today's Awantipora incident and some recent incidents substantiate the intelligence inputs that came to fore before the commencement of the just concluded Amaranth Yatra.
Intelligence reports had suggested that the militants were shifting their operation base from their traditional strongholds of North to the South Kashmir. Reports suggested that the militants were shifting to the South because the region is less suspected.
Only the other day, militants killed a police constable in Arwani village of Kulgam district and only two hours after the incident National Conference MLC, Showkat Ganai's security guards were attacked in which two CRPF personnel got killed.
Meanwhile, some latest reports are suggesting that there will be a spurt in militant activities in Kashmir. Several top leaders of various militant outfits based in Pakistan have hinted at this. The leaders have talked about 'shifting their focus from Afghanistan to Kashmir'.
The increase in the ceasefire violations, as has been pointed out by experts, must not be seen in isolation.
Increasing violations are seen as means of pushing more militants into the valley. Though the real purpose of the Awantipora firing incident is still not clear but surge in militant activity in the South Kashmir can also be seen as an attempt to thwart the elections and daunt the people from engaging in such activities.
It merits a mention that the South Kashmir witnessed unprecedented poll-out of more than 60% in 2008 Assembly elections. |
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