SrinagarKashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS), a civil society pressure group, Tuesday said, Kashmiris were deeply agonised by the dastardly incident in which 7 precious lives were lost and many more were left injured.
Our heart goes out to the victims of this senseless violence which plays with the lives of citizens for political gains, a KCSDS statement for the press read.
The usual condemnations have become a meaningless ritual. But we really feel aggrieved by the loss of precious lives who had come here for a journey of faith, KCSDS said and urged the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board to provide maximum compensation to the families of those killed and injured.
KCSDS also demanded an impartial investigation into the incident and urged government to make the findings public.
In view of conflicting versions of this ghastly incident , we demand an impartial investigation into these gruesome killings and put before Indian public.
1 That a bus carrying Shri Amarnath Yatris, all hailing from Gujarat, was attacked in South Kashmir in which seven Yatris were killed & many others injured, was travelling beyond the deadline prescribed for such travel.
2 That in contravention of the rules & regulations, all the Yatris in the bus were unregistered which was plying outside the security set-up for the purpose .
3. It is strange that this 56 seater bus carrying as many unregistered Yatris was allowed to proceed without any check or questioning.
4. That recently, Kashmir police has caught hold of a Hindu boy, by the name of Sundeep Sharma in the same area. He is being passed as an accomplice of Bashir Lashkari, a militant who was killed in an operation with security forces. Strangely Sundeep was caught alive when all other militants were killed.
KSCDS asked if all these instances were mere coincidences?
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