In occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown is being observed in Pulwama town on Friday to mourn the killing of two youth by the troops earlier today.
The youth identified as Shahid Ahmad Baba and Inayat Ahmad were killed during a cordon and search operation launched by the troops at Baba Mohalla of Drabgam village in the district after midnight today. The troops also razed to rubble a residential house on the occasion.
All shops and other business establishments are closed in the town while traffic is off the road. Indian forces have been deployed in strength on various spots across the Pulwama town and some other areas to thwart any protests against the killing of the two youth. Mobile internet services have also been snapped in the district.
Meanwhile, complete shutdown was also being observed in Ajas area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, today, to mark the 27th martyrdom anniversary of those killed on this day in 1992 by the Indian troops. All shops and business establishments remained closed while as very thin traffic was seen on the roads.
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The locals said that troops of Indian Border Security Force had laid a siege around Ajas village on Feb 1, 1992 and asked the villagers to gather in the lawns of the mosque. They said four people, Abdul Rasheed Ganai, Muhammad Maqbool Rather, Abdul Rahim Rathar and Muhammad Sultan Lone were killed and thirteen others were injured after the troops of Indian Border Security Force opened fire on them.
The locals said that another civilian, Wali Rehman Khan, was tortured to death and his body was taken away in a vehicle by the BSF men. “His body was never handed over to his family. It has been 27 years since the gruesome incident took place but justice still eludes the victim families”, they said.