PulwamaLife was disrupted in South Kashmirs Tral town due to shutdown against an army raid on a militants house and the subsequent thrashing of family members.
From past couple of days, army has allegedly been raiding the houses of active militants in different parts of South Kashmir and allegedly thrashing the family members of these militants and ransacking the houses.
These raids sparked protest in different hamlets of South Kashmirs Shopian district while on Sunday night according to locals, the army men from 42 Rashtriya Rifles raided the house of a Hizbul Mujhadeen militant at Wagad village of Aripal tehsil of Tral town in Pulwama district, ransacking the house and beat inmates to pulp.
Locals told news agency CNS that troopers barged into the house of Hizb militant Mushtaq Ahmed Chopan and thrashed his old aged father, Ghulam Ahmed Chopan.The troopers not only thrashed him but also injured dozens of villagers, Chopans family members alleged.
The incident sparked a shutdown in the town while people blocked the roads amid pro-freedom slogans. According to locals, after finding these roads blocked, the government forces went on a rampage and ransacked the houses and damaged the windowpanes of a local mosque in Wagad.
Government Forces broke window panes, smashed goods, accessories and damaged property worth lakhs, the locals alleged.
Meanwhile, shops and other business establishments remained closed in the town while skeletal movement of transport was observed on the roads.
Stop harassing families: NC
Appealing government to stop raiding the houses of militants, National Conference Monday said that these actions have not only created fear psychosis among political leaders and workers in South Kashmir but also local policemen are feeling scared to visit their houses.
If I have committed a crime, why are you targeting my family? The raids on the houses of militants should stop as they have started reacting and are targeting the local police men and political workers. Ransacking of militant houses should stop immediately, NC legislator from South Kashmir Abdul Majid Larmi told news agency CNS adding that to every action and there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Its better to start counseling the families of militants than to harass them. Love begets love and any force will invite the wrath of militants. We are all scared and feel insecure in our houses. From past couple of days the houses of political workers are being attacked and raided. This has been happening due to wrong policies of the government, Larmi said.
He expressed anguish over the ransacking of houses of militants and said that these raids and attacks should stop immediately. Leave aside political workers, even policemen in South Kashmir are feeling insecure and are reluctant to visit their houses. If such situation persists, it will only lead to chaos and confusion, the NC legislator said.
Pertinently, videos have gone viral on social networking sites showing Hizb-ul-Mujhahideen militants warning PDP workers of dire consequences if forces dont stop ransacking our houses and harassing our families.
Larmi alleged that instead of resolving the Kashmir issue, government of India has been playing games to instill fear among people of Kashmir. Kashmir is a political issue that needs to be resolved, he said.
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