Events log Sept 11- 27

27 September Saturday
-Resistance Leaders Muhammad Salim Nanaji and Farooq Ahmed Dar previously abducted by Indian Security forces, booked under PSA and shifted to Udhampur Jail.
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26 September Friday
-Indian Army to use laser gun in Kashmir. laser beam, will virtually "blind" the target for around 40 seconds. The flash beam of the gun is two to three metres wide
-84 km Mughal Road linking Poonch to Srinagar to be copleted by November 2008
-Department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) is distributing ration to the population of Kashmir division according to 2001 census though population has risen significantly in past seven years
-Mixed response to LoC trade from Resistance leaders
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25 September Thursday
-CRPF start survey in Handwara. Residents of Banday Mohalla and Ganai Mohalla state that CRPF troopers enter their houses without permission. CRPF ask questions such as how many men and womrn are in family, age,source of income and wanr of dire consequences if anyone is found in demonstration.
--CRPF has already completed "registration" process in Jamia Qadeem, Khonabal, Rest House Colony, and Iqbalabad.
--As per Public Relations Officer of CRPF, Prabhakar Tripathi : “This is a familiarization program meant for developing contact with people. We have directed the troopers to meet people and know every one; nothing more than that. People should not be sacred of CRPF personnel,”
-Traders Federation sent back two trucks of flour to Jammu
-India-Pakistan to start trade through Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawalkot from 21 October.
-Indian government not cooperating in Dal conservation.
--Chief Secretary appears before High Court while Advocate General does not.
--Senior advocate Zaffar Shah acting as amicus curiae in the case said that Pollution Control Board (PCB) and other autonomous bodies associated with the conservation of the Dal Lake should be allowed to report independently to the court.
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24 September Wednesday
-Six unarmed Kashmiris injured when Kashmiris protesting the attack on Resistance Leader Moulana Showkat Ahmad are attacked by CRPF troopers with batons and tear gas.
-Kashmiri Chemists seek Red Cross, Amanesty intervention due to shortage of medicine. Following the economic embargo unleashed by fascists in Jammu and North India , Kashmiri chemists need to trade directly with drug companies instead of through Jammu intermediaries
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23 September Tuesday
-Sumbal observes shutdown to protest the killings of two unknown people, possibly civilians
-Unidentified men lob grenade at lal Bazar, Srinagar residence of Resistance Leader Moulana Showkat. Peopel suspect government hand
-Sumo taxi drivers are routinely harassed, beaten and their vehicles are forcibly taken by army (Rashitriya Rifles) men. Vehicles taken throughout kashmir espcially in Shopian, Pulwama, Khanabal, Sopore, Baramulla and Pattan, Safapora, Wakoora and Sumbal like areas
-Hindu films of Uri turn down protection offer of Indian government saying "When there was bloodshed in 1947 in subcontinent we fled from Muzaffarabad and settled here. It was Muslims who protected us. Our security lies within hands of Muslims,"
-Chamber of Commerce and Industries Kashmir (CCIK) on Tuesday decided to continue the boycott of Jammu goods and import commodities from different states of India.
-KCCI threatens to boycott cross-LoC trade if expected items (apple, handicrafts and medicinal products..) are excluded from the list and modalities hurt the Kashmir trading community.
-Detained Kashmiri MBBS students released by Delhi Police
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22 September Monday
-Special Grade Constable Shamim Ahmed Bhat, prime witness in fake encounter of carpenter Abdur Rehman Padder by suspended SP Hans Raj Parihar, his deputy Bahadur Ram, assistant sub-inspector Farooq Ahmed Gadoo, prime accused SOG driver Farooq Ahmed Padder, constables Manzoor Ahmed Malik, Bansi Lal and Zaheer Abbas
-3 Kashmiri students detained by Delhi Police, Naveed Farooq son of Muhammad Amin Narchur of Janglat Mandi Islamabad, Muhammad Zainulabaddin son of Muhammad Ayub Dar of Gangnag Qazipora Islamabad and Adnan Firdous Raina son of Firdous Sultan Raina of Usmanabad Colony Kupwara- were detained by cops after they disembarked from a plane that arrived from Kolkata. The three are final year MBBS students in Bangladesh.
-State government sanctions Rs 2 lakh in favour of family of Romesh Chander son of Krishen Ram of Peer Mitha, Jammu, who had fallen to death from a rooftop of a house on July 6 when police was chasing stone pelting protesters during Jammu agitation.
Union Minister for Chemicals, Fertilizers and Steel and Lok Janshakti party chief Ram Vilas Paswan demands imposition of blanket ban on BJP, VHP, Bajrang Dal, Rashtriya Swansevak Sangh “Economic blockade is the root cause of the present crisis in the Valley. The situation arose only after the terrorist organisations like BJP, VHP, Bajrang Dal and RSS blew the Amarnath land transfer issue un-proportionately and imposed economic blockade of Kashmir. Such organizations should be banned for promoting hatred,”
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21 September Sunday
-Reports of local TV channels told to submit identity cards at DC office before 6th of October Lal Chowk Chalo march for freedom.
-Recruitment in Islamabnad of -800 Special police officer auxiliary police force used mainly in counter-insurgency and "extra-legal operations". candidates were not asked to fill up the application forms for the post, nor were any customary advertisements published in the newspapers. Instead the local cable television channels were displaying the advertisement for the past few days
-Governement delays Market intervention scheme (MIS) at the behest of senior bureaucrat in Agriculture department, who is a close relative of a former official of the Shrine Board. The said official has been openly saying in meetings that the government will not implement the scheme to ‘punish’ Kashmiris who revolted against the land allotment to Shrine Board,” Principal secretary, Agriculture production Department, Sonali Kumar (previously secreatry of forest department and wife of Arun Kumar, SASB CEO) refuted the allegations of the growers and said she was awaiting the impact study of the MIS. Fruit growers term Sonali’s statement a mere excuse. Fruit growers state
“If the study was so important it should have been done in winter. It is a sheer excuse to hamper the procurement process and harass the growers of Kashmir,”
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20 September Saturday
-Demonstrations & Total shut down in response to call from Kashmiri Resistance in Srinagar, north Kashmir's Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, Handwara, Sopore and Pattan districts and major town's and south Kashmir's Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts
-Demonstrators beaten by CRPF in Nowhatta and adjoiing parts of downtown Srinagar.
-High Court Bar Association challenges detention of Resistance leader, Masrat Alam
-Resistance leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Zaffar Khursheed Mirza of Rajouri abducted by Indicna security forces
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19 September Friday
-15 year old orphan Ishfaq Amin Bhat abducted by Special Task force (STF). Station House Officer (SHO) Shaheed Gunj, Aijaz Ahmad said there is no record against Ishfaq in the police station. Ishfaq has been moved to detention centre Air Cargo, Haftchinar
-Unidentified gunmen try to kill Shabir Ahmad Dar and Ghulam Hassan Bhat, at Sigdi, Chatroo, Kishtwar but the duo manage to escape
-protest demonstrations in Maisuma, Lal Chowk, old Srinagar city, Pattan and Ganderbal.
-resistance leaders Muhammad Salim Nanaji and Farooq Ahmed Dar alias Bita Karatey detained by Indian security forces after attending Iftaar part hosted by Pakistan High Commissioner.
-Teargas canisters fired at Jamia MAsjid, Hyderpora, Srinagar
-Muhammad Altaf Dhobi and Anis Rashid of Safa Kada abducted by Indian security forces
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18 September Thursday
-People of Islamabad called in by Police Station House Officers and asked to give in writing that we won't participate in pro-freedom protests. The detainees are: Javaid Ahmad Khan, Hilal Ahmad Dhobi, Mehraj-ud-Din Najar, Mir Hafizullah, Abdur Rashid Lone, Ulfat Mohi-ud-Din, Muhammad Ramzaan Lone, Saif-ul-Lah Sofi, Riyaz Ahmad Beig, Bashir Ahmad Rather and Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh.
-J&K High Court issues notice to governer's administration for detention of 11 persons from Valley under Public Safety Actfor ptestting economic blockade.
-Muhammad bin Qasim, 17, and Ahmed bin Qasim, 8, appeal for release of their parents, Muhammad Qasim Faktoo (detained since 1984) and Asiya Andrabi (detained this month)
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17 September Wednesday
-Case registered against Major and personnel of 26 Rashtriya Rifles for the murder of Muhammad Aslam Malik of Gandoh Tehsil, Doda. the deceased had surrendered before SSP Doda on the 4th of August.
--As per Lt Col SD Goswami said that on specific information about presence of 2-3 militants in the area, a column of 26 RR and police launched a joint search operation. “As the troops zeroed in on the hideout, the militants fired on troops" and militant Aslam was killed.
-Shiv Sena, Bal Thackrey, threatens fresh “economic blockade” of Kashmir if Indian companies bypass Jammu distributors and directly supply goods to Valley. "Shiv Sena cadres from Delhi to Lakhanour will be mobilized to stop trucks going to Kashmir Valley directly"
-Mirza Muhammad Afzal Beigh (MMAB) Memorial hospital in south Kashmir’s Islamabad town is running short of the X-rays films and syringes for last few weeks.
-Four youth abducted by Indian security forces in Baramulla
-Srinagar Chemist and Druggists Association,Arshid Hussain suggests doctors in Valley not to recommend medicines from drugs companies operating in Jammu from September 30
-India finally includes trade of fruit in list of utems finalized for cross LoC trade. It was India that had excluded sruit of the list due to, as per Minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee, 'fruit happens to be in the 'negative list of commodities' in the SAARC charter.
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16 September Tuesday
-CRPF troopers beat up people returning after Taraveeh prayers late last night and barge into houses and beat up inmates without provacation. CRPF officials have been informed that their men are creating law and order problems.
-Muslim organisations float Jammu Muslim Coordination Committe to ensure equal opportunities of progress and development to muslim. Convenor Professor Zahiruddin.
-Kashmir Economic Forum comprising FCIK, KCCI and KTMF launched.
-As per Shakeel Qalander, President FCIK, “Establishing customs office on LoC can change its status to International Border,”
-Kashmiri traders oppose list-bound commerce
-Government today revoked the detention orders of Swami Dinesh Bharti and Daleep Kumar, a youth from Jammu's Kathua district, under Public Safety Act
-Convenor of PUCL, Balraj Puri expresses surprise over failure of the government to arrest Swami Dinesh Bharti and withdrawal of PSA unconditionally against him despite reports that he was spreading hatred among communities.
-Central Reserve Police Force has started house to house surveys to ‘register’ youth above the age of 18 years in Srinagar. as per CRPF PRO, Prabhakar Tripathi, said the survey was part of the CRPF’s “familiarization programme.”
-officials of state Excise and Taxation Department extort money in the name of Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti from truckers
-Jammu and Kashmir Pharma Association's, Rakesh Gupta reiterates stand asking the Pharma companies not to supply medicines directly to Kashmir. Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jammu, disassociates itself from letter of secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Pharma Association
-Srinagar Chemists and Distributors Association(SCDA) Fayaz Ahmad Azad lodges complaint against the Jammu Pharma traders with the apex pharmaceutical group of the country, All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD). SCDA states “We strongly condemn the anti-Kashmir policies of the Jammu pharma dealers. They are propagating the Sangh Parivar agenda and want Kashmiris to be at their mercy. During the recent economic blockade, they even stopped supply of life-saving drugs endangering lives of many patients. We can’t tolerate this and would continue to boycott medicines from Jammu. We expressed strong resentment against Jammu traders to the AIOCD. Though, the apex body has assured us all support, we will soon approach the international aid and humanitarian organizations like International Committee of Red Cross, Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) and United Nations to facilitate smooth and sustained supply of medicines to the Valley”
-As per State Administration, Resistance leader Shabir Shah has the right to challenge his abduction by Indian authorities
-Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Koïchiro Matsuura expresses concern over the death of a local television cameraman allegedly by the hands of troopers and beating of media men over the past few weeks.
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15 September Monday
-Muhammad Ashraf Rather of Cheki, Kulgam found dead after being abducted by gunmen last night.
-Additional Deputy Commisioner Srinagar to investigate and file report into desecration of Dastgeer Sahib Shrine within 15 days.
--FIR (No 114 of 2008) under section 295 RPC, copy given to shrine management. Exemplary punishment demanded of erring CRPF.
-Jammu Pharmacy associates, Rakesh Gupta warn Indian and multi-national pharma companies of stern action in case they directly supply medicines to "anti-national Kashmir based associations" following divisional commissioner, Kashmir, letter giving information to Pharma companies about shortage of medicine in Valley.
--Gupta writes. “the divisional commissioner (Kashmir) should have understood the basic fact that the route to the Valley from any part of the country is through Jammu province only.”
--the Jammu-based JK Pharma Association (JKPA) has informed its dealers in Jammu to go for non-cooperation with Lupin Laboratories in Jammu from September 15. Lupin Laboratories was first to directly go for trade with Kashmir distributors without involving the Jammu middlemen.
-India reviving ex-convict Ikhwan groups to intimidate and kill pro-freedom leaders and activists and so that security forces may not be blamed for unchecked killings"
-Israeli Commandos to train Indian soldiers in counterterror tactics, urban warfare and fighting in guerrilla settings following visit of Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi to Kashmir
-Curfew continues for 3rd day in Shopian
-governement orders enquiry into desecration of the holy Dastgeer Sahib shrine at Saria Bala here, by the paramilitary CRPF troopers on Saturday
-Students Kashmir UNiversity stage peaceful protest against "atrocities" committed by indian security froces.
-as per indian government, Fruits and dry fruits have been included in list of items for cross LoC trade.
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14 September Sunday
-14 year old Masarat Akhtar of Achabal injured in police firing, people catch 6 ex-convict gumen working for 7 Rashtriya Rifles who were ransacking homes in Islamabad. people hand them over to police, police however release the ex-convicts, villagers stage demonstrations, and SHO Achabal with police arrive and without provocation fire, injuring 14 year old Masarat Akhtar
-Hundreds of people in Sarai Bal protest against desecration of Dastgeer Sahib including Kashmiri Resistance Leaders Yasin Malik, Syed Ali Shah Geelani,Javaid Ahmad Mir, Shahid-ul-Islam, Showkat Ahmad Bakshi
-Fruit not included in the list of items to be traded across the Line of Control (with Pakistan), Kashmiris continue to be at the mercy of the fanatic right-wingers of North India
-Police order probe into complaint filed by Sajad Ahmed beaten by CRPF at Amira Kadal on Saturday. (see video link)
-New Delhi ready to talk to seperatis groups “if they give up their pro-Pakistan stand”
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13 September Saturday
-CRPF ransack Shrine of Dastgeer Sahab, beatup the caretakers of the mosque. desecrated copies of Qur’an and other wall hangings having Qur’anic verses written over them
-It is worth mentioning that Hanuman Mandir is a stones throw away and that has not been touched by any Kashmiri
-Senior Superintendent Police Anand Jain states that "suspected millitants fire police shots into crowd and doctors have ascertained that Manzoor Ahmed Sheikh of Kupwara was killed at point blank range".
Authorities of Varmul District Hospital state that doess have not conducted any autopsy. As per doctors, "Shaheed Manzoor had a big entry wound near his heart, but there was no exit wound. It seems he had been hit by a rubber bullet.”
-Many including lawyer Sajad Ahmed(see video below) beaten by CRPF at Amira Kadal and all other parts of kashmir.
-BJP President Rajnath Singh demands nationalisation of entire route to Amarnath cave in the Kashmir valley.
-BJP also demands that Kashmiri Pandits should be rehabilitated in special enclaves in the Valley.
-Protests in Varmul, Sjopian, Srinagar against killings by Indian Security forces
-Indian Security forces hounding teenage girls and boys to "teach them a lesson" for participating in recent pro-freedom protests
-CRPF,Shahampora, Nowhatta uses Rafiq Ahmad Bhat,rickshaw driver (JKo1F 3708) as "human shield" to counter stone pelting Kashmiris
-Kashmiri Resistance Leaders Haji Ashfaq Mirza and Umar Arshad Malik of Rajouri abducted by Indian security forces
-Kashmir Chamber of Commerce (KCCI) President Mubeen Shah refuses to meet Chambers of Commerce and Industries Jammu (CCIJ) President Ram Sahai since CCIJ supported economic embargo of kashmir.
-Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK), Shakeel Qalander has informally met Commerce and Industries Jammu (CCIJ) President Ram Sahai. CLARIFICATION IS REQUIRED AS TO WHAT IS FCIK's stand with respect to goods from Jammu. Qalanadar states, "I also told them that officially no announcement of boycotting the Jammu products was made by any of our trade organization and that it is the people of Kashmir who are rejecting the Jammu products,”
-KTMF (Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federatio) Mohammad Sadiq Baqal said that Sahai was lying as his federation did not meet CCIJ delegation during its recent visit to the Valley
-CCIJ President Ram Sahai said that the meeting was successful in terms of breaking ice with Kashmiri counterparts. “We met many trade organizations and I will not hesitate to say that all the meetings turned out to be a success,”
-Ram Sahai is a non state subject hailing from Pathankot. He is representing the CCIJ for the last one decade on a stay order from the court. Being affiliated with BJP and RSS, he not only supported but fomented the imposition of economic blockade on Kashmir
-CRPF destroying apple orchards in Shopian
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12 September Friday
-Imtiyaz Ahmed Ganie of Pulwama martyred and 13 others injured when CRPF fire on unarmed Kashmiri protesters in Shopian
-Manzoor Afzal Sheikh of Kupwara martyred and gour others injured when Indian Security forces fire on unarmed Kashmiris in Varmul distruict
-List of wounded
--Muhammad Salim Wani of Aliyal Pora and Abdul Ahad Sheikh of Wokay, Kulgam critical
--Bashir Ahmad Dhobi of Kulgam, Muhammad Saleem Dar of Lal Bazar Srinagar, Abdur Rahman Bhat of Lawayhind Shopian, Muhammad Rafiq Manhas of Karewa Manloo, Shakeel Ahmad Bhat of Kitapora Shopian, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat of Bongam Shopian, Muhammad Ayub Wani Narpora, Rafiq Ahmad Turray Sopian, and Reyaz Ahmad Sheikh, Muhammad Yousuf and Muhammad Abdullah Gundroo of Shopian.
-SP Shopian, Javaid Iqbal - Police fired on protesters since hey “resorted to heavy stone pelting on police and troopers.” “Still we will file an FIR and probe the killing,”
-Students of Government Medical College, Srinagar stage massive pro-freedom protest
-Resistance leader Yasin Malik beaten up by indian security forces, shifted to SMHS after addressing demonstrators at Clock Tower, Srinagar
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11 September Thursday
-Gowhar Ahmad,final year student Islamic Colege Science and Commerce abducted by CRPF, hundreds of students protest against abducted of their colleague.
-Islamabad threaten to expel ex-convict Ikhwanis from Kadipora and jalatmandi. these ex-convicts like SPOs, Jehangir and Imran have been housed by indian government in houses of migrant Pandits and have been given a free hand to harass people.
-trade bodies of Kashmir refuse to meet Chamber of Commerce and Industries Jammu (CCIJ) who supported the agitation of Sangharsh Samiti. Dr Mubeen Shah, President of Kashmir Chambers of Commerce and Industries (KCCI). said that KCCI had decided to boycott trade with Jammu in order to avoid future blockades
-On 50 years of the enactment of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the Jammu and Kashmir Peace Foundation, the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons and some other forums Thursday launched a signature campaign to demand repeal of the Act.
-as per legal experts, the government is bound to compensate the families of the Kashmiris killed during the recent agitation in the region as per the United Nation charter and Maharaja Hari Singh's instrument of accession of Kashmir to India.