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15 Hindus killed in Doda
By Shujaat Bukhari
SRINAGAR, AUG. 4. In a shocking incident, 15 Hindus were massacred by a group of unidentified gunmen in a remote village of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night. Four persons were injured and four others escaped unhurt in the suspected militant attack. While the State Government has blamed the Pakistan-based outfit, Lashkar-e- Taiba, for the killings, the LeT denied the charge and demanded an impartial probe into the incident.
Reports said a group of about 12 armed gunmen descended on village Ludheer (Padder) in Kishtwar tehsil and kidnapped 23 villagers at gun point. They were taken to the Sharotidhar meadows nearby, lined up and shot. Fifteen of them died on the spot. The Minister of State for Home and Law, Mr. Mr. Mushtaq Lone, said security forces had launched a massive manhunt to nab the militants.
Sources told The Hindu that the incident was reported by the village numberdar, after which a police party rushed to the spot and removed the injured to the hospital. While two of the injured, Mr. Chaplot Singh and Mr. Diler Raj, were airlifted to the Jammu Medical College Hospital, Mr. Mahinder Singh and Mr. Mahinder Lal are in a local hospital.
The deceased, identified so far, are Panna Lal, Balwant Singh, Jyoti Ram, Desh Raj, Surinder Singh, Des Raj, Puran Lal, Bal Krishan, Madan Lal, Ram Nath and Mool Raj. Three brothers, Chanchal Singh, Gouri Lal and Raj Nath were also among the dead.
Unofficial reports said curfew had been imposed in Kishtwar town but the authorities maintained that only ``strict restrictions'' had been imposed to prevent communal flare up.
The Governor, Mr. G. C. Saxena, the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta, and the IGP, Jammu, Mr. R. V. Raju, visited the area and took stock of the situation. Mr. Saxena condemned the incident and said killing innocents did not serve any purpose. He assured the people that security would be tightened and village defence committees would be strengthened.
`Barbaric' says Farooq
The Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, condemning the ``barbaric incident,'' said the militants were picking on soft targets at the behest of their ``mentors across the border'' and shedding innocent blood in the State.
While the Government said the LeT and ``its mercenaries gunned down the innocent villagers,'' the outfit spokesman, Abu Osama, denied the involvement of his men. ``We do not believe in killing innocent people whatever faith or ideology they belong to'' he told The Hindu over phone.
The All-Party Hurriyat Conference chairman, Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, expressed profound grief over the incident and demanded an impartial probe.
``We cannot remain silent over this incident and it should be probed by any impartial agency,'' he said.
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front spokesman, Mr. Tahir Ahmed Mir, also condemned the killing and said his party was ready to cooperate with any impartial inquiry.
Mirwaiz, Lone condemn killing
In Chennai, the former Hurriyat chairman, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, and the senior leader, Prof. Abdul Gani Lone, condemned the killings. The Mirwaiz said ``it is a sad incident and condemnable.'' The two leaders are in the city on a two-day trip to attend a seminar on South Asia peace.
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Pak. condemns killings
By B. Muralidhar Reddy
ISLAMABAD, AUG. 4. Islamabad and the Pakistan-based militant outfits have denied their involvement in the massacre of the Hindus in Kishtwar and alleged that the killings have been carried out by the ``Indian agencies'' to defame the militants.
A press statement from the Pakistan Foreign Office said today the Government of Pakistan condemned all such acts of terrorism. It added that the latest incident appeared to be aimed at ``discrediting the Kashmiri freedom movement.''
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief, Syed Salahuddin, said in a press statement that ``Indian agents'' were behind the killings, carried out to divert international attention from police firing and custodial deaths in the State.
``The motive is to divert attention from the custodial killings and other deaths occurring ceaselessly in the Valley. I want to draw the attention of the world to the Chattisinghpura massacre and other such killings... We do not kill innocent civilians. Our war is against the Indian forces and it will continue as long as they do not quit the soil of Kashmir.''
``Secondly, India is out to give a communal colour to our liberation struggle, because it has failed to suppress the will of the Kashmiris for freedom despite use of brute force,'' Salahuddin said.
``They (Indians) are disappointed after their failure to rein in the activities of the mujahideen. And the killings of innocent civilians is the outcome of that frustration.''
In its reaction, the Lashkar-e-Taiba also condemned the massacre and dismissed the allegation that the outfit was behind it. ``Our religion does not permit killing of civilians whether they are Christians, Hindus, Sikhs or from any other religion. It is an act of Indian forces to defame the freedom fighters in Kashmir,'' the Lashkar spokesman, Mr. Abu Osama, said.
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Hindu genocide in Kashmir is an unending tragedy.
The blood of the massacred Amarnath pilgrims is not dried yet, and now the Doda killings.
It is inhuman to see anything funny in these barbaric acts.
But, pardon me brothers, I do see something funny about the whole thing.
Whenever the Hindus are butchered, we will hear immediately: "No! We didn't do it. Islam doesn't permit such killings. The Indians did it."
I quote Mr. Abu Osama, Lashkar spokeman: "Our religion does not permit killing of civilians whether they are Christians, Hindus, Sikhs or from any other religion. It is an act of Indian forces to defame the freedom fighters in Kashmir."
The scenario is always the same.
Now, the funny thing is, Qur'an gives an entirely different message.
How do one explain the following verses?
2:191: And slay them wherever ye catch them
2:193: And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression
8:12: I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them
8:17: It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but Allah’s: in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself
8:65: O Prophet! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers
9:5: But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem.
9:14: Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts of Believers,
9:123: O ye who believe! fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.
25:52: So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them herewith with a great endeavour.
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