Srinagar, May 17 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, senior APHC leader and the President of Anjuman Shari Shian, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi Al-Safvi, has condemned the killing of a youth Arshad Ahmed Dar of Chanabal area of Pattan.
The 23-year-old Arshad Ahmed Dar, who was injured in Indian forces’ violent action on protesters on 13th May at Chanabal in Pattan area of Baramulla district, succumbed to his injuries at Soura Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar on Wednesday night.
Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi Al-Safvi in a statement issued in Srinagar said, “The use of brutal force has snatched the loved one of a poor family.” He said, the only fault of the protesters was that they were demanding justice for a 3-year-old victim of rape. He prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and patience and courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, Shabbir Ahmed Dar, and Hurriyat leaders Muhammad Iqbal Mir, Imtiaz Ahmed Reshi, Ghulam Nabi War and Ghulam Nabi Waseem in their statements strongly condemned the killing of innocent civilian Rayees Ahmed Dar by Indian troops in Dalipora area of Pulwama district, yesterday. They said that even in the holy month of Ramadan, there is no letup in killings and bloodshed in Kashmir.
The Jammu and Kashmir Employees Movement Chairman, Muhammad Shafi Lone, in his statement in Srinagar denounced the atrocities being committed by the Indian forces in occupied Kashmir. He said the indiscriminate firing on the peaceful and unarmed protesters in Shopian and Pulwama by Indian forces is a glaring example of Indian state terrorism in the territory.
Meanwhile, the High Court Bar Association members at a meeting in Srinagar expressed grief over the demise of Arshad Ahmed Dar. They also condemned the killing of four youth and injuring of another by Indian troops in Delipora area of Pulwama, yesterday. They appealed to the international community and world human rights organizations to take cognizance of Indian brutalities in occupied Kashmir.