Bilal Bashir Bhat
Srinagar, May 08 (KNB): The dusk was about to fall on 08th May 1991, the Khanyar area of Srinagar Kashmir witnessed one of the brutal incident where 25 unarmed and innocent civilians fell to the bullets of the forces. Among the killed were five women and an infant of around two years of age.
Eyewitnesses say that forces started indiscriminate firing on the mourners carrying the dead bodies of the persons killed in Dachhigam incident and those killed at Saida Kadal locality were being brought for burial at Khanyar.
In this incident five women namely Fatima of Khanyar, Shamima of Rainawari, Samina of Rainawari, Dedri of Rajouri Kadal, Khati of Seshagari Mohalla Khanyar and an infant of two years got killed. The height of apathy and brutality was that the authorities did not allow anyone to perform the religious ceremonies. After some time when the firing stopped, people tried to move to their respective places, a group of paramilitary forces coming from Nowhatta started firing again on the passers-by due to which some more persons got killed and several others injured.
Speaking on the occasion, Advocate Yasir Dalal said 27 years have passed since the incident took place but still today we are awaiting of justice. (KNB)
