Thursday, December 26News and updates from Kashmir

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71 % Of New Age Militants Are Hanfi, 23 % Jamaat e Islami, 2 % are Salafis, Claims Report

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June 10 The Jammu and Kashmir Police has conducted an intensive study of 156 local youth who joined militancy from 2010-2016. The 74 Page report as accessed by The Indian Express is based on the interviews of the families, friends, relatives and the affiliates of the militants. The report also negates the radicalization factor and says most (71%) of the new age militants come from Hanafiya families against 3 per cent of Salafi families and 23% from Jama’at e Islami families. Some of the Highlights of the report are: 32 percent of youths who joined militancy had passed Class X. 19 per cent undergraduates and graduates while 7 per cent were post-graduates constitute. 56 per cent had studied in government schools, 34 per cent had studied in both government and private school...

No let up in South Kashmir Militancy, Engineering student, three including scholar join ranks

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April 21 (Image Used For Representation) Jahangeer Ganie A day after Aqib Nazir, son of Nazir Ahmad Chopan, an engineering student belonging to Padder Pora area of Shopian district also joined militant ranks, three more youths including a scholar from South Kashmir's Anantnag district have released their photographs carrying guns on social media about which police says they are verifying the authenticity of the photographs. A scholar identified as Zubair Ahmed Wani, Son of Mohammed Afzal Wani, a Resident of Dehruna Anantnag has posed with a Gun on social networking. A relative of zubair said that zubair has pursued M.Phil from Dehradun Colllege and was now preparing from teacher examinations. He added that Zubair is survived by 3 Sisters, a Younger Brother (labour by profession) ...

Protests Welcome Mehbooba as She meets the Slain Kangan Youth’s Family

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April 05 Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday morning visited Kangan and consoled the family of Gawhar Rather who was killed by the cops on Tuesday. She visited the town defying the suggestions by the security detail, insiders in the government said. “Chief Minister assured the family that she will ensure the killers of their son are brought to book,” an official accompanying the Chief Minister said. “She spent half an hour with the family.” Gowhar was killed on Tuesday and the family accused the police for it. The police registered an FIR and detained a cop, Gulzar Ahmad. When Chief Minister reached the town at 9:00 am, there was sort of protest and shock, But the Chief Minister drove to the Rather’s family that lives in the middle of the town and spent some time with them. She ter...

Shopian Killings- He was Sent inside the house by Army, Then Shot from Behind

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April 03 Thousands of people including women gathered early morning on Sunday to bid farewell to the ‘martyr’ at his funeral. Women later marched towards his house singing songs of bravery, “Qoum Ke Shaheedo, Goor Goor Karyo” (Farewell oh martyr of the motherland). The Kashmir valley witnessed a bloody Sunday on 01 April when 13 Militants and 4 Civilians were shot dead in South Kashmir. Among the killed Civilians, Mushtaq Ahmed Thoker aged 38 was shot dead in Dragad Shopian encounter. South Kashmir has turned into a hotbed of Militancy post the killing of Burhan Wani on 08 July, 2016. Security Agencies have dotted their eyes over the developments in this part of Kashmir. On 31 March, Around 11pm, the Government Forces including 44 RR, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police after receivi...

Forces upon fire inside hospital in Shopian Hospital, ‘Do not target them’: Shopian Doctors Request

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April 02 The Government forces today indiscriminate firing upon protesters inside the district hospital in Shopian township after clashes erupted in the south Kashmir area. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that after the funeral of the local militant, Zubair Ahmed Turray killed in an encounter, the forces fired tear smoke shells toward people. "Clashes spread to all nearby areas and the forces soon entered the hospital to retrieve the dead body of the slain militant Zubair Turray," they said. The youth present inside the hospital in large numbers did not allow them to take the body away and this led to massive arguments and soon there was firing all over, they said. After the indiscriminate firing inside Shopian Hospital by government forces the doctors have presented a memora...

Mubarak Ho, aakhir Aap ne mujhe pakad hi Liya- Abu Dujana In Last Conversation

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August 03 A Few Moments before, the Divisional Commander of Lashkar e Taiba, Abu Dujana was killed in a gunbattle with Government Forces, a new audio conversation of Dujana is doing rounds over the internet. In this nearly 9 Minute Conversation, Dujana is heard speaking to an Army officer who as per Sources is the Joint Commanding Officer of Indian Army based in Awantipora. After initiating the talk, the local villager handed over the phone to the army officer. “Kya haal hai? Maine kaha, kya haal hai (How are you. I asked, how are you)?” Dujana is heard asking the officer. The officer replies: “Humara haal chhor Dujana. Surrender kyun nahi kar deta. Tu galat kar rha hai (Why don’t you surrender? You have married this girl. What you are doing isn’t right.)” Dujana laughs loud...