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Maulvi Mushtaq
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commanders shot in valley An Army jawan displays anti-India and US literature recovered from slain militants at an Army camp in Mendher, Jammu, on Tuesday. — PTI
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Maulvi Mushtaq laid to rest Srinagar, June 8 A general strike was observed here today in response to a call given by Awami Action Committee (AAC), and Al-Umar Mujahideen to mourn the death of Maulvi Mushtaq, a senior leader of the AAC. Shops and business establishments remained closed in several parts of the city, and educational institutions were closed. Earlier in the morning, vehicles fitted with loud speakers made announcements asking people to observe a shut-down to mourn Maulvi’s death. Thousands of mourners joined the funeral procession from Rajouri Kadal in downtown, the ancestral place of the Maulvis’, to the ancestral graveyard, Malla Khah this morning. The family, with a legacy of religious preaching, has a stronghold in the old city and outside. It was unlike the past practice that the deceased was laid to rest at Malla Khah instead of the martyrs’ graveyard at Idgah. The founder chairman of Awami action Committee, Mirwazi Maulvi Mohammad Farooq, who fell to the bullets of unidentified gunmen on May 21, 1990, is also laid to rest at the Martyrs’ graveyard at Idgah. Those who joined the funeral procession included the founder Chairman of APHC, Mirwaiz (chief priest) Maulvi Umar Farooq, Abdul Ghani Bhat, Maulvi Abbas Ansari and other separatist leaders. The mourners, including men, women, young and old, were raising pro-freedom slogans as tight security arrangements had been made all along the route from the ancestral home place of Maulvis to the Malla Khah. The attack on Maulvi Mushtaq, a retired official, was made on May 29 last when he was offering prayers at a mosque near his home. He was immediately rushed to a the hospital, where he succumbed to the bullet injuries at about 8.30 p.m last night. Earlier yesterday panic and tension gripped most parts of Srinagar following rumours that Maulvi Mushtaq had died. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, has condoled the death of Maulvi Mushtaq Ahmad. In his message, the Chief Minister expressed grief over the death of Maulvi Mushtaq Ahmad following attack on him saying that the killing was unfortunate and deserved severe condemnation. He conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. Earlier, JKLF chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik, chairman People’s Political Front Fazal Haq Qureshi and president of breakaway faction of Democratic Freedom Party Syed Saleem Geelani joined the funeral procession. However, breakaway Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Ghah Geelani and Democratic Freedom Party president Shabir Ahmad Shah could not attend the funeral as they were placed under house arrest since early today. Earlier, Nimaz-e-Jinazah (prayers before burial) was offered to Mushtaq at historic Jamia Masjid where the body of the deceased was taken in a procession from Mirwaiz Manzil. Instead of taking the deceased to his residence, AAC leaders brought his body to the Mirwaiz Manzil and kept it there to enable people to pay last respects to the departed leader. Emotionally-charged Mirwaiz Umer Farooq himself led the Nimaz-e-Jinazah and later accompanied the body to the graveyard where fateh (prayer after burial) was performed by Mufti Azam (head mufti) Bashir-ud-Din. |
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Al-Badr, JeM commanders shot in valley
Srinagar, June 8 Elsewhere in the state four militants, including a Jaish-e-Mohammad commander, were among five persons killed during the past 24 hours. A Defence Ministry spokesman said troops of the 34 Rashtriya Rifles and the Special Operation Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with 128 Battalion of the CRPF launched a joint operation at Gundipora village in central Kashmir district of Badgam early today following a tip-off that some top militants were hiding there. He said when the security forces were conducting searches, two militants hiding in a house opened fire and also hurled grenades. The security forces retaliated and in the fierce encounter the two militants were killed. The militants, both residents of Pakistan, were later identified as Ali Hasnain, deputy chief of the Al-Badr in the Kashmir valley and Hanza district commander of Badgam district. Two AK rifles, one grenade launcher, six magazines, 120 rounds of ammunition and two wireless sets were seized from the slain militants. Official sources said the security forces in yet another success eliminated battalion commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad, Abdul Hakeem Sadiq, at Batnoor in south Kashmir district of Pulwama last night. One AK rifle, four magazines, 60 rounds of ammunition, two grenades and two UBGL shells and one wireless set were seized from the slain militant, a resident of Rawalkote in Pakistan. An official spokesman said the security forces killed three militants Zahid Gul, Aslam Khan and Talab Ajak, resident of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) at Pathana Teer last night. Three AK rifles, nine magazines, 150 rounds, three pouches, four grenades, three IEDs and one wireless set were seized from the slain militants. The body of Bashir Ahmad, who was abducted by gunmen recently, was recovered at Shopian last night while militants shot at and wounded Sajjad Ahmad at Shopian today. The security forces arrested a militant, Ghulam Mohiuddin, along with one wireless set in north Kashmir last night. JAMMU: An Army jawan and a militant were killed in an encounter in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night, official sources said. The troops launched a seek-and-destroy operation to track down a group of militants operating at Chatroo forest area of Doda district last night, they said. During the search of the area an encounter took place, they said, adding that in the ensuing gunbattle one militant and a jawan were killed. One AK rifle, five grenades, two magazines and one radio set were recovered from the slain militant, they said, adding that the identity of the slain militant was being ascertained. A BSF jawan and a woman were wounded in separate landmine blasts in Poonch district on Tuesday, official sources said. BSF cop Kuldeep Singh of 141 Battalion was digging a drain near the Line of Control at Jhika in Khanetar, Poonch, when he stopped on a landmine, which went off. Kuldeep lost his left foot in the explosion. Begum Bi was working in a border field at Salotri when a landmine exploded. She lost her left leg in the blast.
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Geelani, Shah under house arrest
Srinagar, June 8 Policemen took up positions outside the house of Mr Geelani at Hyderpora and informed him that he had been placed under house arrest, police sources said adding his telephone connection was also snapped. Policemen were also deployed at the Rawalpora residence of Mr Shah and he, too, was not allowed to move out, the sources said. Criticising the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Mr Shah said “on the one hand he is propagating dialogue with all for the resolution of the Kashmir issue and on the other hand he is placing restrictions on the movement of political leaders to prevent them from doing their religious duties and meeting the public”.
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Srinagar, June 8 Moulvi Mushtaq, uncle of Moulvi Farooq, was shot at and critically wounded by unidentified gunmen on May 29 when he was offering prayers in a mosque at Rajouri Kadal. He died in hospital last night. Shops and business establishments remained closed and traffic was also off the roads. However, some vehicles could be seen plying on uptown and district routes. Attendance in government offices and commercial establishments was also affected. A majority of the educational institutions in the town remained closed. A militant outfit, the Save Kashmir Movement, has claimed responsibility for the attack on Moulvi.
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113 promoted as ASI Srinagar, June 8 He said Inspector-General (Kashmir range) K. Rajendra Kumar today ordered the formal promotion of 49 head constables to ASI rank in the executive police. He said the departmental promotion committee, which met here yesterday, also ordered the conditional promotion of 64 other Head Constables to ASI grade, subject to clearance of their pre-promotion course. Among those present to the committee included DIG Mohammad Amin Shah.
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Held for raping minor sister Jammu, June 7 Mohammad Shafi, (20), allegedly raped his 14-year-old sibling on Sunday night in Thandi Chaan (Dooligam) in Banihal tehsil of Doda district. The landlord of the house, Akbar, an employee with the CID, nabbed the youth and handed him over to the police yesterday, they said. Shafi confessed to the crime and a case has been registered.
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