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A 25-year- Nazim Rashid Shalla killed in SOG custody in Sopore
Srinagar, July 31, 2011: A 25-year-old civilian Nazim Rashid Shalla alias Anjum, son of Abdul Rashid Shalla of Alamdar Mohalla was killed in police custody in Sopore on Sunday July 31, triggering a mass protest.
A 25-year- Nazim Rashid Shalla killed in SOG custody in Sopore
Srinagar, July 31, 2011: A 25-year-old civilian Nazim Rashid Shalla alias Anjum, son of Abdul Rashid Shalla of Alamdar Mohalla was killed in police custody in Sopore on Sunday July 31, triggering a mass protest.
Second civilian killed in Sopore in five days
Srinagar, July 28, 2011: A 27-year-old Muhammad Ashraf Dar, son of Ghulam Ahmad of ChanKhan Sopore who got engaged last week with the dream to solemnize his marriage in near future, in Sopore was killed by unidentified gunmen. Unidentified gunmen barged into the house of Muhammad Ashraf Dar and fired at Dar on Wednesday night before fleeing under the cover of darkness. This is second killing of civilian in the last five days in the area.
Kulgam woman abducted, gang-rape by Indian army men
Srinagar, July 21, 2011: A 30-year-old married tribeswoman Rukaya Banoo wife of Muhammad Lateef Bhat of Gujjardhar Manzgam was abducted by the Indian army personnel and gang raped her at Manzigam in Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam district. "The woman had gone to fetch water in Manzigam when Indian army troopers abducted her on Monday. Today she returned back saying that she was picked up by the group of Indian army and gang raped her," the protestor told media men. The protestors also raised anti-India and pro-liberation slogans.
Need for urgent action as police report confirms existence of unmarked graves of disappeared persons in Jammu and Kashm-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
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Document - India: Need for urgent action as police report confirms existence of unmarked graves of disappeared persons in Jammu and Kashmir
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT: 22 August 2011: Index: ASA 20/043/2011
India: Need for urgent action as p olice report confirms existence of unmarked graves of disappeared persons in Jammu and Kashmir
Unidentified gunmen killed a civilian in Sopore
Sopore, July 24, 2011 : A civilian was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Sopore. Unidentified gunmen appeared in Kralteng areas of Sopore around 9 pm and opened at least five rounds from point blank range on a man identified as Mohsin Ahmad Wani, 35, son of Manzoor Wani of Jalalabad, Sopore. He was shot in the head, abdomen and shoulder by the assailants suffered serious injuries in the attack. He was rushed to the nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The slain is said to be a shopkeeper. After the attack, the gunmen fled from the spot.
Indian trooper attempted to molest a school girl in Pattan Baramulla
Srinagar, July 25,2011: An Indian Army trooper who attempted to molest a girl student in Hyderbeg in Patan area of Baramulla district this morning has been held for questioning, sources told Kashmir Dispatch.
Eyewitnesses said a girl student of Yatipora village of Pattan in Baramulla district was on way to her school when an Army man intercepted her near Hyderbeg and tried to molest her. The girl, eyewitnesses said raised an alarm before escaping from the clutches of the trooper.
Indian trooper attempted to molest a school girl in Pattan Baramulla
Srinagar, July 25,2011: An Indian Army trooper who attempted to molest a girl student in Hyderbeg in Patan area of Baramulla district this morning has been held for questioning, sources told Kashmir Dispatch.
Eyewitnesses said a girl student of Yatipora village of Pattan in Baramulla district was on way to her school when an Army man intercepted her near Hyderbeg and tried to molest her. The girl, eyewitnesses said raised an alarm before escaping from the clutches of the trooper.
Indian troops shell killed two young boys in Pulwama
Srinagar, July 10, 2011: Two teenage boys were killed and two others including a minor girl were injured seriously when a shell that was collected from the gun-battle site in south Kashmir's Pulwama exploded inside their house. The deceased have been identified as Obaid Yusuf Lone, 13 and Adil Ahamd Teli, 17, both hailing from Hajan village in Rajpora where a fierce gun-battle had raged between government forces and militants of Friday evening. Sources said the boys had found the live shell near the gun-battle site in the afternoon and had brought it home.
Fake encounters becoming trend in Kashmir: says NGO
Srinagar, July 9 2011: A non-governmental organization, Youth Empowerment Services of Kashmir (YES-Kashmir), has demanded the reinvestigation of a decade-old encounter in Islamabad district in which three civilians were killed by Indian troops. Stating that the fake encounters were becoming a trend in Kashmir, Youth Empowerment Services of Kashmir (YES-Kashmir), a non-governmental organization today demanded the reinvestigation of a decade-old encounter in south Kashmir’s Islamabad district in which three civilians were killed.
