(India) A top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander was killed in a firefight
with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara on
Tuesday. The authorities termed it a major breakthrough against Kashmir’s
frontline indigenous militant outfit, which they said was achieved as a result
of the “continued relentless operation against terrorists.”
However, the killing of Sameer Ahmed Wani alias Jan Sahib, a
divisional commander of Hizb, sparked off widespread protests and violence in
Dooru, his home village and some other areas of Sopore in neighbouring
Baramulla district.
Irate crowds took to the streets chanting pro-freedom
slogans and soon clashed with police who fired warning rifle shots and dozens
of teargas canisters into the stone-throwing crowds at various places in
Sopore. It appears that for these Muslims, Ramadan isn't a time for peaceful thoughts.
Ramadan death toll is now at 7,795
