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[Pawan Durani]

Panglar Massacre



Minority Hindu community continues to be the target of terrorists. On
March 29, 2007 five labourers of the minority community were gunned
down at Panglar (Dharamshal, Rajouri). The massacre took place soon
after security forces were withdrawn from areas of Rajouri following
pressure by PDP for de-militarisation.

At 10:30 PM 2 terrorists in camouflage dress came to the residence of
Mohammad Hussain at Panglar where eleven labourers had been staying in
a rented room for past few days. Labourers hailed from neighbouring
village of Solki and had been engaged by contractor Ram Lal for work
on Mathyani-Panglar road.

The terrorists before going for massacre entertained themselves by
roasting a chicken in the adjoining room After consuming it they asked
labourers to line up and reveal their identity, claiming they were
from the Army. One labourer who turned out to be a Muslim was let off.
Terrorists asked labourers to hand over watches and little cash they
had with them. After lining up 10 labourers, terrorists started firing
indiscriminately, killing 5 of them on spot and injuring four others.
One of the labourers threw himself down, feigning to be dead.

Before leaving terrorists had bolted door from outside, Mohamad Taseer
the labourer who was asked to sit in a corner, was thrashed for
working with labourers from the minority community. As labourers did
not turn up for work next day, other labourers who had been putting up
in rented room nearby came and opened the door. They rushed to
Mathyani Gala Army picket, 3 km away. Among the killed were Sanjay
Kumar, son of Raj Kumar, Mohinder Kumar, brother of Raj Kumar, Chaman
Lal, Baldev Kumar, Rashpal Singh, all residents of Kushan, Solki
(Kalakot) The injured included Subash Chander, Babu Ram, Raj Kumar and
Ranmeet. The state chief minister Mr GN Azad who visited the site of
massacre said, “the killings should open the eyes of those asking for
demilitarization in the state. Militancy is there. It has not ed.
Sometimes, the militants become active and sometimes they lie low but
one thing is clear that it has not finished.”.

Two young girls of Keri Khwas (Budhal) – 16 year old Shad Begam and 15
year old Parveen, alleged mistresses of Abdullah Inquilabi and Abu
Sharaka, both Pakistanis were arrested for their role in massacre at
the house of Dleep Singh at Bankan-Thawa, Chareda in Thathri area of
Doda.

On July 16, 07 Dev Raj, a VDC member and his eight year old daughter
wers shot dead by terrorists. A group of terrorists entered the hamlet
of Dahlal, inhabited by 200 people. They knocked at the doors of 2
adjacent houses of Dev Raj and Mukesh, both VDC members. Terrorists’
firing pierced the wooden planks, killing Dev Raj and his daughter
Anju on Spot. In the neighbouring house they left a middle aged woman
Reva Devi, Mukesh’ wife crtically injured.

On July 25, 2007 Chaman Lal, a shepherd was killed by terrorists at
Nighar Dhok in Marmat area of Doda. Chaman Lal, 32, son of Jameet Ram,
resident of Mangota, Marmat had gone to graze his cattle in
NigharDhok. He was asked to handover his cattle by a group of
terrorists.

As the shepherd refused, he was killed by slitting his throat. Many
incidents have come to light in remote areas of Rajouri, Doda,
Udhampur and Kathua districts where terrorists are forcing hindus to
follow their diktat on marriages. They are forcing hindus to print
‘Allah Ki Meherbani on Wedding cards. The Hindus are also being asked
not to don their religious symbols-Janaeu, Tilak and stop displaying
the pictures of their deities.

A family of Chain Singh, in a Rajouri village, which had been forced
to convert, however reconverted to Hindusim after shifting from native
village.

On July 26 police recovered dead body of a civilian Om Prakash, S/o
Sita Ram R/o Muradur from Bathuni Nullah near Rajouri. In Kupwara
recently a Khatri trader was strangulated to death at his residence.



Source: Kashmir Sentinel