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| Violent protests in Kulgam, Curfew in Shopian Unidentified person buried in DPL, SHRC takes notice of killing | | |
Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Sept 9: Massive protests broke out in Kulgam town on Monday
amid complete shutdown. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel
had to resort to aerial firing to disperse the protesting youth who
pelted stones on their camp and tried to destroy the bunker and the
concertina wire erected around it.
Eyewitnesses told Early Times that the youth protesting against the
Shopian killing pelted stones on the CRPF camp situated in the
industrial area of the town.
The troopers chased the protesters resulting in the violent clashes
for quite some time. The protesters gave a stiff resistance to the
police and the latter have to fire several tear-smoke shells to
disperse the angry mobs. A Police spokesperson also confirmed that
protesters tried to destroy the CRPF bunker situated in the Industrial
Area of thisSouth Kashmir town.
Pertinently four persons were killed in the firing incident which took
place at Gagren in Shopian district when world famous music conductor
Zubin Mehta was going on in Srinagar on Saturday.
Though police claimed that the slain were militants but the identities
of the three revealed so far suggest that they were civilians. The
locals said all the slain were unarmed civilians.
Three of the deceased were identified as Tawseef Ahmad Bhat, 18, son
of Gulam Muhammad Bhat, resident of Baba Mohallah Shopian, Muhammad
Yousuf resident of Durpora, Zainpora (a labourer) and Tariq Ahmad Mir
son of Ghulam Nabi Mir, a resident of Okay, Kulgam.
However, the fourth person who was killed on Saturday, was buried
late Sunday evening without any identification,
Police sources said that the fourth deceased was yesterday evening
buried in Degam Nagbal, area. Degam Nagbal, is a small hamlet near the
district police lines situated on the banks of Nalla Rambiara.
Sources said that police authorities informed the villagers about the
burial of the deceased and the local Auqaf committee arranged a
funeral prayer before his unidentified burial. Meanwhile, curfew
continues in the Shopian town to prevent people from protesting
against the killings. Police sources said that restrictions are there
to maintain law and order.
Locals said that police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) are patrolling the town and confining the habitants to their
houses.
A complete shutdown is also observed in Pulwama town as well for the
third day consecutively to protest against the Shopian killings.
Meanwhile the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) today sought
report from the Director General of Police and Deputy Commissioner of
Shopian on the killing of four persons in a firing incident in the
district last week. Taking a suo-moto notice of the matter, SHRC sent
the notices to state police chief Ashok Prasad and Deputy Commissioner
Shopian Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Secretary SHRC Tariq Banday said. Banday
said the SHRC has asked the DGP and DC to submit a detailed factual
position of the incident by October 25.The SHRC has also asked people
having any information related to the incident to report it to the
commission, Banday said. |
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