S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Apr 13: It is the common masses that suffer at large whenever there is shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) and today were are living our lives under the shadow of terror and uncertainty is all over.
Earlier it was a family of four members, now a couple and a small daughter only, they loss a last hope of their survival, but again surrendered before the will of Allah, but the inhabitants of this small hamlet was shocked after there was cross LoC shelling in this border district of north Kashmir.
Shameema Begum 37 w/o Gulzar Ahmad Hajam R/o Reddi Chowkibal, Javeed Khan s/o Ghulam Rasool khan R/o Redi Chowkibal and Ziyan Bashir 8 s/o Bashir Ahmad Kataria R/O Katari Mohalla Tuimna Chowkibal were killed yesterday in cross LoC shelling.
Deceased Ziyan Bashir 8 years old s/o Bashir Ahmad Kataria r/o Katari Mohalla Tuimna Chowkibal is one among the three that were killed yesterday in cross LoC shelling. There was an unprovoked shelling from the other side of LoC in Kupwara district, of this north Kashmir.
Bashir Ahmad Kataria has already sacrificed a lot, he was working in the Territorial Army (TA) unit 163, but due to some bad luck he couldn't resume his duty well in time for which he was locally discharged by the TA unit.
Father of the deceased child was himself injured yesterday in the cross LoC shelling. He was removed to Vilgam and then referred to Handwara SDH and where from he was shifted to Bone and Joint Hospital (BJH) Barzulla Srinagar, where his two fingers were amputated as there was a serve pain in his whole body.
Local sources said that, the Commanding Officer (CO) of army has handed over Rs 30000/ to the family of Bashir Ahmad and some blankets.
Since yesterday, the inhabitants of this small hamlet was confined to their houses as there was a reign of terror among the locals, there are almost 1200 voters and 2500 souls among which many people have migrated earlier to other parts of the district and some have moved to Srinagar.
This small hamlet Tumuna is a centrally located place that is surrounded by some other village's including Marsari, Zoonareshi, Rangward, Chowkibal, Huthcmargh, Khanabal, Manchather and other adjacent areas.
Nazia Begum, mother of the deceased child, is in a deep shock, she couldn't believe that, he has loss his son, who till Saturday was playing with some other local boys in his own lawn.
Uncle of the deceased Abdul Majeed told early times that, in the afternoon of April 12, there was a sudden blast in the upper hills and all the family of the deceased were busy with some household chores.
Father of the deceased was also on varanda, while as younger sister of the deceased was also playing with his brother after which the deceased Ziyan was told to move inside of his house, and he was on its way to his room from corridor but suddenly shell hit back side of his head and he fell on spot and died.
However local residents of Tumuna said that both the countries should stop this bloodbath, nothing will be achieved by this shelling, only indifference will be created with no reason at all, they should focus on Caronavirus and its negative and deadly consequences. They should fight for it, instead of roaring their guns on borders. |
