Kashmir hit by renewed protests

[ajpirzada]

Students in Indian-administered Kashmir have held further demonstrations to protest against the alleged rape and killing of two women.

Their protests took place as businesses re-opened after a separatist leader called for an end to eight days of strikes, which paralysed the Valley.

Protesters accuse paramilitary forces of raping and killing the women.

They deny the charges, but recent forensic tests have confirmed that the women were raped.

Protests have raged throughout the Kashmir Valley since 30 May.

'Undercover' report

The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says that police used teargas to disperse hundreds of students in the southern district of Pulwama who were marching towards the neighbouring town of Shopian where the two women were from.

The rapes and murders have caused much anger

Six students were injured in Tuesday's violence, our correspondent adds.

The police fired teargas shells to break up other demonstrations in Srinagar and the towns of Anantnag, Sopore, Handwara and Baramullah.

The protesters chanted slogans against Indian rule and demanded that those responsible for the rapes be brought to justice.

Meanwhile the Kashmir High Court Bar Association, an association of lawyers, has released an interim report of its own investigation into the attacks.

Police did not allow the lawyers into the town of Shopian but some did manage to get in undercover. They said they managed to conduct interviews in the town.

The report, which is not an official document, said that one of the girls - a minor - was raped even after her death, while the other victim bore marks on her wrist indicating that she had been tied down before being gang raped.

It accused police of interfering with various aspects of the investigation. The police has not as yet responded to the accusations.

The report also demands the resignation of the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, for saying that initial findings did not indicate rape or murder.

Shops, businesses, schools, colleges and government offices re- opened throughout the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday.

Most separatist leaders were arrested after the protests over the incident began and some - such as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq - remain under house-arrest.

The bodies of the two young women were found in a canal in the town of Shopian on 30 May. They had gone missing the previous evening.

The cause of their deaths is still being investigated, but police say a post-mortem examination shows they were raped.
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[Cockpuncher]

Students in Indian-administered Kashmir have held further demonstrations to protest against the alleged rape and killing of two women.

Their protests took place as businesses re-opened after a separatist leader called for an end to eight days of strikes, which paralysed the Valley.

Protesters accuse paramilitary forces of raping and killing the women.

They deny the charges, but recent forensic tests have confirmed that the women were raped.

Protests have raged throughout the Kashmir Valley since 30 May.

'Undercover' report

The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says that police used teargas to disperse hundreds of students in the southern district of Pulwama who were marching towards the neighbouring town of Shopian where the two women were from.

The rapes and murders have caused much anger

Six students were injured in Tuesday's violence, our correspondent adds.

The police fired teargas shells to break up other demonstrations in Srinagar and the towns of Anantnag, Sopore, Handwara and Baramullah.

The protesters chanted slogans against Indian rule and demanded that those responsible for the rapes be brought to justice.

Meanwhile the Kashmir High Court Bar Association, an association of lawyers, has released an interim report of its own investigation into the attacks.

Police did not allow the lawyers into the town of Shopian but some did manage to get in undercover. They said they managed to conduct interviews in the town.

The report, which is not an official document, said that one of the girls - a minor - was raped even after her death, while the other victim bore marks on her wrist indicating that she had been tied down before being gang raped.

It accused police of interfering with various aspects of the investigation. The police has not as yet responded to the accusations.

The report also demands the resignation of the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, for saying that initial findings did not indicate rape or murder.

Shops, businesses, schools, colleges and government offices re- opened throughout the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday.

Most separatist leaders were arrested after the protests over the incident began and some - such as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq - remain under house-arrest.

The bodies of the two young women were found in a canal in the town of Shopian on 30 May. They had gone missing the previous evening.

The cause of their deaths is still being investigated, but police say a post-mortem examination shows they were raped.
BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Kashmir hit by renewed protests

rape and killing happens every day in every part of the world

 

[wtf]

It's a pretty ham-handed way of handling what should have been a straight-forward affair. First the police say that there was no rape. Then the Chief Minister says there was no rape. Then the medical reports shows that there was!

Now, even if it turns out that the rape was not by Army/Police, no one is ever going to believe that. The right way to handle this should have been the truth - First say "we are investigating" and then when there is proof, show resolve to prosecute whoever is responsible.

I've never been in favour of having unprosecutable holy-cows in any part of the country, may it be the corrupt politicians of many states, Army in Sikkim/Kashmir or terrorists/daku's/bhai's/ULFA who strike and hide.

Hope they can quickly identify and prosecute the culprits.

 

[wtf]

rape and killing happens every day in every part of the world

Maybe. But people do have a right to protest that.

Anyway, the attitude of saying "rape happens" about Kashmir is like saying "people smoke everywhere" and then going and lighting a cigarette in a fireworks shop.

Already there is enough real/baseless suspicion of armed forces in parts of Kashmir. Why go and worsen it by displaying a callous attitude ?

 

[Cockpuncher]

Maybe. But people do have a right to protest that.

Anyway, the attitude of saying "rape happens" about Kashmir is like saying "people smoke everywhere" and then going and lighting a cigarette in a fireworks shop.

Already there is enough real/baseless suspicion of armed forces in parts of Kashmir. Why go and worsen it by displaying a callous attitude ?

i just stated a fact:

Rape and killing happens everywhere all the time

 

[zubair723]

i just stated a fact:

Rape and killing happens everywhere all the time

Hmmm....guess you must have been raped a lot of times so thats why so casual about it
And now we can safely assume the story/stories behind you nick

 

[zubair723]

I can correctly predict that TALIBANIZATION will start in the valley soon

 

[ajpirzada]

sape happens everywhere but not by security personals. and this is not the first case

 

[muse]

US pitches for restarting Indo-Pak talks




Friday, June 12, 2009

News Desk

NEW DELHI: Pitching for resumption of the India-Pakistan dialogue, the US on Thursday said it was pressing Islamabad to take firm and urgent action against extremists and terrorists operating in its territory. “US has welcomed better relations between the two countries. The pace, scope and character of the relationship has to be decided by the two countries,” US under secretary of state William Burns told reporters here.

The US has made it clear to Pakistan that it has a “special responsibility” to act firmly and immediately against those responsible for the Mumbai attacks and bring them to justice, Burns replied when asked about the release of Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed by a Pakistani court. Burns called on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and held discussions on a wide range of issues.

 

[Omar1984]

i just stated a fact:

Rape and killing happens everywhere all the time

but how many times do you hear troops raping innocent civilians now days?

The world made a huge cry over the rape of the Iraqi girl committed by U.S. soldier and the world is quiet of all the rape and murder that happened in Indian Occupied Kashmir in these past 60+ years.