2010 Kashmir unrest
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The Quit Kashmir Movement or Quit JK Movement (Jammu Kashmir Chood Do Tehreek) is a civil disobedience movement launched by Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Indian Administered Kashmir in June 2010.[1] The call for this campaign was given for complete demilitarization of Indian Administered Kashmir. The separatists held Indian Forces responsible for various human rights abuses including Machil fake encounter, killing of dozens of innocent youth, outraging chastity of women, destroying property and exploitation of natural resources of Indian Administered Kashmir. They claimed that "the oppression has reached the extreme" which resulted in the launching of ‘Quit Jammu and Kashmir Movement’.[2] The campaign was also aimed to reiterate the call for the Right to Self-Determination for the people of Indian Administered Kashmir as was promised by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947, the then Prime Minister of Indian state, under the auspices of United Nation. Due to killing of several of teeagers in 2010, the year 2010 has been marked as the year of teenage killing in Kashmir.[3]
Background: Machil Fake Encounter
On April 30, 2010 Indian Army claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), diving line between two parts of Jammu and Kashmir, at Machil Sector in Kupwara district by killing three infiltrators from Pakistan.[4]. However, latter it came to be known that the three youth were civilians of Rafiabad area, namely Riyaz Ahmed Lone S/o Mohammad Yousuf Lone, Shehzad Ahmed Khan S/o Ghulam Mohammad Khan and Mohammad Shafi Lone S/o Abdul Rashid Lone, who had went missing after a local counter-insurgent, namely Bashir Ahmed, led them to Sonapindi area for working as “porters” for the Army.[5] On June 11, there were protests against these killings in the downtown area of Srinagar. Police used massive force to disperse the protesting youth during which a teargas bullet killed a seventeen year old Tufail Ahmad Mattoo who was playing cricket in Gani memorial Stadium.[6] Several protest marches were organized across the Valley in response to the killings which were met with indiscriminate firing by the security forces deployed in the region.[7] Thereafter a vicious circle was set, killing of a boy was followed by protest demonstrations an clashes with police and CRPF in which another boy was killed which led to anther protest by the boys till youth lost their lives.[8]
Suppression Of The Movement
In an effort to contain the massive response to "Quit Kashmir Movement" the de-facto government of Indian Administered Kashmir led by Omar Abdullah of National Conference, imposed severe restrictions on "The right to demonstrate" vis-a-viz freedom of speech and of assembly. Indefinite curfew was imposed in major parts of the valley. Almost all of the separatists leader were arrested or put under house arrest immediately after the killing of Tufail Ahmad Matoo. Shoot-at-sight orders were issued in sensitive parts of valley. Omar Abdullah's government failed to curb the situation. Rapid Action Forces were sought from New Delhi to control the protester and enforce the curfew. State Polices along with Indian Forces used excessive force to control the situation. This resulted in death of several people. Most of the people who got killed were teenagers and some were even blow ten(10) years of age. In one of the incidents a 9 year old kid was beaten to death. The anger and frustration against these killing mobilize people especially youth. At least 27 persons, mostly teenagers, were killed during the intense wave of protests that erupted across the Kashmir Valley on July 30 with nine casualties reported on 1 August and seven more on 2 August. The victims, including a 17 year old girl, were mostly teenagers falling in the age group of 14 to 20. Ironically, the spate of fresh killings sparked off after the state government announced on July 27, constitution of a Commission of Inquiry “to inquire into all the 17 incidents in Kashmir division in which fatalities had occurred on account of action by the State police/forces since June 11, 2010.” The Commission of Inquiry, consisted of Justice Syed Bashir-ud-Din (Retd) as the Chairman and Justice YP Nargotra (Retd) as a member, The committee is supposed to submit its report within three months. Undeterred by the constitution of the Commission, the killing spree continued across the valley with the number of fatalities rising to above 40 in one month. Young protesters fell to the bullets of the police and CRPF personnel in almost every town and township of the Valley from the proverbial Khannabal to Khadanyar (from north to south Kashmir).
Besides these killing thousands of protesters were also arrested under infamous Public Safety Act.
Crackdown On E-Protestors
In a press statement issued on 24 June 2010 Hurriyat Conference had suggested people to use various forms of protest. Protesters registered their protests by writing “Go India, Go Back” on walls, boards, placards, roads, social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and Gmail Buzz. In a bid to contain the voices of dissent emanating from social networking site - Facebook, the state police started crackdown on internet users of Kashmir for posting "anti-India" remarks on social networking sites. Police threatens the E-Protestors of dire consequences. It was highly condemned by various organizations.[9]
Dead
| Date | Name | Age | Residence | Details |
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11 June |
Tufail Ahmad Mattoo |
17 |
Saida Kadal, Srinagar. |
Police allegedly aimed a teargas shell at his head at Rajouri Kadal..[10] |
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19 June |
Rafiq Ahmad Bangroo |
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Dana Mazaar, Srinagar |
Beaten by members of the Central Reserve Police Force near his home in old Srinagar on 12 June, died of his injuries. |
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20 June |
Javed Ahmad Malla |
17 |
Noorbagh(Qamarwari), Srinagar |
Died when mourners, returning from Bangroo’s burial, attacked a CRPF bunker, causing its occupants to open fire. |
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25 June |
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27 June |
Bilal Ahmad Wani |
22 |
Kralteng, Sopore |
Died following CRPF firing in Sopore. |
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28 June |
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29 June |
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5 July |
Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat |
17 |
Gangbugh Batamaloo, Srinagar. |
Died in CRPF custody in Srinagar. |
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6 July |
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17 July |
Faizan Rafeeq Buhroo |
13 |
Jalal Sahab, Baramulla. |
Drowned in river Jhelum while being chased by the SOG personnel of the police following protests in the area. |
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19 July |
Fayaz Ahmad Khanday |
22 |
Kreeri, Baramulla. |
Died when CRPF opened fire near DC office Baramulla on the funeral procession of Faizan Rafeeq Buhroo. |
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25 July |
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30 July[11] |
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31 July[12] |
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1 August[13] |
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2 August[15] |
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3 August |
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References
- ^ Hurriyat (G) Calls For 'Quit J&K' 25 June, 2010
- ^ Hurriyat (G) calls 9-day ‘quit JK’ campaign, Rising kashmir, 24 June 2010
- ^ Kashmir In Turmoil: The Boys vs The State
- ^ Army killed innocent youth in fake encounter
- ^ Cold blooded murder of 3 civilians for Rs 6 Lak
- ^ Serial Killings Of Teenaged Boys In Police Action Cause Anguish, Fear Psychosis Among Parents
- ^ Citizens Appeal on Kashmir (9 July, 2010)
- ^ Six killed in Kashmir violence
- ^ Crackdown On E-Protestors :Terrified, Facebook Users Leave Valley
- ^ Not Crushed, Merely Ignored Tariq Ali On Recent Killing In Kashmir
- ^ Bullets kill 4, injure 250
- ^ 2 killed, 0ver 100 injured in police, troops action
- ^ Saffron town bathes red
- ^ 17-yr-old succumbs to injuries, death toll in South reaches 3
- ^ Dance Of Death Continues:8 more die in Police action; toll since Friday: 22
- ^ CRPF, police firing kills teen in Narvara
- ^ Reyaz was injured during clashes on Aug 1
- ^ 1 killed in police firing in Kulgam
- ^ Another teenager killed in HMT
- ^ outh killed in CRPF, police firing in Qamarwari