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Crime against Humanity

Crime against Humanity

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Publication: The Organiser
Date: February 25, 2001
 
Introduction: After Sikhs, 15 Gujjar-Bakerwals killed in Valley
 
Close on the heels of massacre of six Sikhs at Mahjoor Nagar in Srinagar, the horrible incident of burning alive 15 members of three families of Gujjar Bakerwal b y the Pakistan-sponsored terrorists have put the advocates of jehad in Kashmir in a tight spot.

The 15 persons of Gujjar-Bakerwal families of village Kot- Chatwal including seven children, three women and five men were burnt alive by setting ablaze their houses on the night of February 9, 2001.

As usual the terrorists committed this henious crime by accusing them as being informers of the security forces. But there are reports that these Gujjar-Bakerwals had declined to go by dictates of the foreign mercenaries to provide them shelter and food as also to provide them information about the movement of the Indian forces. But this was not the first incident of its kind. In the past too, the terrorists to establish their domination in the remote areas had been indulging in various types of cruelties.

Significantly, this time also like many in the past, the crime against humanity was committed on Friday. There had been over 30 major incidents of massacres in the past years in which about 300 persons were brutally killed. At least 20 of these occurred on Fridays, although for the believers of Islam, Friday is the big day for prayers and for peace and harmony.

Whatever may be the reasons for committing these killings, both these happenings have met with severe condemnation of the jehadis. Finding little escape routes, even, the supporters of terrorism have had to condemn these incidents.

Interestingly, like in the past, this time too, the electronic media of Pakistan and upper ground apparatus of the ISI-designed terrorism are trying their hard to shift the blame on the Indian agencies. But the local people in both these incidents have sharply reacted against the massacres by holding anti-Pakistan demonstrations at different places.

In the case of Kot-Chatwal the Muslim villagers were though shocked but were not scared. They demonstrated their determination to stand for India and fight out the evil designs of the enemy when the State Governor, Shri G.C. Saxena alongwith the Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah visited the village of Kot-Chatwal.

Instead of demanding any relief or cash assistance, the brave Gujjar-Bakerwals made the only request for providing them the weapons to fight out the terrorists who are making hell of the life for the villagers.

Many organisations including the National Conference, Congress, BJP, RSS, VHP and others have severely condemned both the incidents of massacres of Sikhs and Gujjar-Bakerwals.

It is being construed that while the killings of the Sikhs in Kashmir was aimed at forcing the minorities whatever have left in the Valley, out, the massacre of Gujjar-Bakerwals was to have the objective of establishing the domination of the foreign mercenaries who in the name of jehad, are trying hard to scare the people of the remote areas for having safe-hideouts.

There has been a large increase in the number of terrorists especially those of foreign mercenaries during the past over two months in wake of the unilateral ceasefire announced by the Central Government.

According to an estimate the number of armed terrorists in the State in October last, which was about 3500 including about 1400 in Jammu areas and 2000 in the Valley, has now gone up to about 5000.

In certain areas the increase is as high as 50 per cent and in other areas it is about 25 per cent. The number of terrorists has swelled mostly in Poonch-Rajouri and Kupwara areas of Kashmir Valley.

According to rough estimates the number of terrorists in Poonch-Rajouri districts, which was about 475 to 500 in October last, has now gone up to over 700. The major concentration is in Drahal and Dudasan areas.

In Banihal areas this increase is about 30 per cent. In October last the number of terrorists in this area was about 150 but it is about 200 now. Similarly in other areas too, the number of terrorists has increased as there was fresh infiltration.

The new-comers during the past over two months are mostly, foreign mercenaries from Afghanistan and Sudan in addition to persons from Pakistan and Pak-Occupied Kashmir. There are certain locals also but they are being used as load-carriers and guides in most cases.

Taking advantage of the ceasefire and giving up of seek-and-destroy operations by the security forces, the terrorists have developed several new hide-outs and at some strategic places on the bills, it is said, these terrorists have constructed even bunkers and trenches.

Several new weapons of high caliber have also been smuggled. The people of the State in general, who were overjoyed at the time of unilateral ceasefire, are now very much perturbed particularly over the increased terrorist activities and swelling of the numbers of the foreign mercenaries.

In the first place these terrorists are indulging in many crimes such as rapes, extortions and terrorising the people. Secondly, there is a growing feeling amongst the people that with the increasing number of the terrorists in their areas, there could be clashes between the terrorists and the security forces, in which the ultimate sufferers would be the innocent civilians as they would have to face guns from both side.
 


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