[Reader-list] 15 Hindu families migrate from Dhalera to Poonch

[Aditya Raj Kaul]

  *   15 Hindu families migrate from Dhalera to Poonch
<http://www.theshadow.in/theshadow/newsdet.aspx?q=4271>  Hindus
of Surankote asked to quit or face
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King C Bharati
Jammu, Aug 25: The worst fears have come true and Poonch has started its
process of becoming another Kashmir with 15 families of Hindus migrating
from Dhalera and Bhench area of Poonch where 2 shops and one house belonging
to Pammy Bali were burnt late last night while Hindus in Surankote have been
asked to quit or face the consequences.
Most of the families residing in Dhalera and Bhench area have finally
migrated to Poonch late last night after huge crowds of Muslims attacked
them and started burning their houses even as administration remained
crippled for the fourth consecutive day in Poonch.
With the imposition of curfew and army taking over the city the district
administration seems to have gone in deep slumber with little concern for
the crying Hindu population of nearby areas of Poonch where hooligans are
openly burning their shops and house which included some government
employees in presence of police.
The separatist hooligans are raising pro-Pak slogans and unfurling Pakistani
flags with the PDP leaders of the area taking lead in fanning the worst ever
communal violence in this border district.
The Vohra administration which is busy appeasing the Kashmiris seems to have
no time for this remote district even as the local administration has
already positioned itself in Hands-up situation.,
According to reports emanating from Poonch district besides our
correspondent Anibhav Misri's dispatches the Bhench and Dhalera areas are
the worst hit at present with entire Hindu population having migrated from
both the areas late last night after their shops and houses were burnt.
Poonch residents continued their frantic calls to Jammu media seeking help
and put the number of migrated families to 15.
The residents said that the local DSP DR and two Sub-inspectors were mute
spectators during the arson and communal violence yesterday adding the
administration seemed hand in glove with the separatist hooligans who
continue to raise pro-Azadi, Pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans besides
unfurling Pakistani flags in the area.
Meanwhile reports from Surankote are also disturbing where sources said that
around 12000 people assembled in Surankote bus stand shouting anti-India and
Pro-Pakistan slogans and warned Hindus of the area to quit or face serious
consequences.
The protestors had earlier pasted posters in this regard which were removed
by army as police was subjected to severe stone pelting after they tried to
remove the posters.
There were also reports that Muslims have given a Poonch Challo call which
was however not confirmed till the last reports came in.
The over all situation in Poonch seems volatile and administration crippled
while Hindus are facing the brunt and with the start of migration Poonch is
actually fast becoming another Kashmir within Jammu.