South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Families said Indian Army, its secret agencies, Special Operations Group behind killings:  The family members of victim who were killed in Sopore since May 25 have alleged that the killings were the handiwork of Indian agencies and anti movement elements.

Torture, harassment and atrocities committed by the Indian armed forces and its intelligence agencies in Kashmir are not something new to hear about. There have been thousands of such human rights and violent inhuman cases in which innocent people including women, girls, children and aged persons of Kashmir were brutally tortured, harassed , killed and handicapped by the Indian forces and police personnel. Many victims of the brutal torture and atrocities couldn’t survive and died but others who somehow managed to survive are still living with the scars in this conflict zone.

Srinagar, 1 April 2015: A police sub-inspector disgraced and raped a woman in Batalik area of Kargil district. A woman was allegedly raped by a policeman prompting her to commit suicide by setting herself on fire.
The woman, from Chulichan village of Batalik, was admitted to District Hospital, Kargil after she set herself ablaze. with severe burn injuries 
When police reached the hospital to record her statement, the woman alleged that Sub Inspector Ramzaan of Police Post Batalik raped her a few days back, the spokesman said.

Srinagar, POONCH, Mar 31: An 18-year- old 12th class girl student was raped by a govt member Sarpanch, at Baila area of Mandi tehsil in Poonch district.
 A police spokesman said that a 12th class student, had gone out in the evening,  when the Sarpanch of her village (patronized by establishment), identified as Tariq Manzoor (33), son of Manzoor Ahmed, resident of Baila in Mandi tehsil, kidnapped and raped her in a nearby field late on March 30 evening.

Chatisinghpora Islamabad (Anantnag), Mar 20, 2015: Apparently a serene place, this village in Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag),  district cloaks many agonizing tales of March 20, 2000, massacre of 35 people of the minority Sikh community on the eve of then US president Bill Clinton’s visit to India.

Chatisinghpora Islamabad (Anantnag), Mar 20, 2015: Apparently a serene place, this village in Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag),  district cloaks many agonizing tales of March 20, 2000, massacre of 35 people of the minority Sikh community on the eve of then US president Bill Clinton’s visit to India.

Chatisinghpora Islamabad (Anantnag), Mar 20, 2015: Apparently a serene place, this village in Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag),  district cloaks many agonizing tales of March 20, 2000, massacre of 35 people of the minority Sikh community on the eve of then US president Bill Clinton’s visit to India.

Chatisinghpora Islamabad (Anantnag), Mar 20, 2015: Apparently a serene place, this village in Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag),  district cloaks many agonizing tales of March 20, 2000, massacre of 35 people of the minority Sikh community on the eve of then US president Bill Clinton’s visit to India.

Srinagar, March 25, 2015 : The relatives of the victims of Pathribal fake encounter in a function held at Brari Aangan in Shangus area of Islamabad (Anantnag), district, today, reiterated their commitment for continuing the struggle to bring the killer Indian troops to justice. .On this day in 2000, Indian army shot dead five civilians in Pathribal forests and later dubbed them as foreign militants involved in the massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chattisingpora village which had been carried out three days before by unidentified gunmen.

Srinagar, March 25, 2015 : The relatives of the victims of Pathribal fake encounter in a function held at Brari Aangan in Shangus area of Islamabad (Anantnag), district, today, reiterated their commitment for continuing the struggle to bring the killer Indian troops to justice. .On this day in 2000, Indian army shot dead five civilians in Pathribal forests and later dubbed them as foreign militants involved in the massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chattisingpora village which had been carried out three days before by unidentified gunmen.