Report of World Media Reporter on shopian killings... by: Syed Tajamul BM ImraN....... WMR (Indian administrated Kashmir): Tension gripped Shopian when 14th Bn CRPF opened fire on a bike carrying youths near Gagran Camp in Shopian. An eye witnessed, "We saw indiscriminate firing by the CRPF towards the youths on the bike" As the news spread protests started erupting in the Indian- administered Kashmir and a dozen were injured by Indian paramilitary troops in the protests. According to Indian security forces the shooting was aimed at repulsing an alleged militant attack. Witnesses and locals, however, refused the claim, saying that Indian troops opened fire unprovoked and the killed youths were innocent civilians. The shooting incident left at least a dozen people injured mostly with wounds in their stomach. Later in the day, hundreds of people took to the streets in Shopian district to voice their resentment over the shooting with police firing tear gas and using batons to disperse the crowds. Two of the killed youths were identified as Touseef Ahmad Bhat & Adil Ahmad Wachoo of Bona Bazar Shopian killed on spot. Meanwhile, at least nine people, including five policemen and two members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), sustained injuries in a grenade attack in Kashmir on Saturday. Police said the attack happened in Pulwama town, situated about 35 kilometers (21 miles) south of Srinagar. Locals said the attack created panic in the town. Contingents of police and CRPF rushed to the site soon after the attack, and an investigation is underway. Meanwhile in another incident in srinagar, One person recieved injury in leg when police opened fire on his vehicle. According to police a security naka checking party at Budshah Chowk, Srinagar was busy in checking the vehicles. The naka party asked a vehicle bearing registration number JK01R/5054 to stop. The vehicle dodged the party and fled from the spot. The naka party fired at the tyre of the vehicle, injuring one person Mohammad Iqbal Sheikh of Machuwa Chadoora in the leg. He has been hospitalized and is so for out of danger. Taking account of the shopian incident, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has called for complete shutdown on Sunday September 8. Meanwhile Yasin Malik has also appealed the people of Kashmir to observe a complete shut down on Sunday 8th September 2013 against these brutal killings and massacre of Kashmiri youth. It is to mention that Kashmir is the oldest dispute of Asia and over the past two decades, the conflict in Kashmir has left over 47,000 people dead by the official count, although other sources say the death toll could be as high as 90,000.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:00:10 +0000
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