IFJ releases Kupwara massacre report

Srinagar: International Forum for Justice and Human Rights Saturday released its report about 1994 Kupwara massacre here in Kashmir capital Srinagar.
At least 27 people were killed on this day in 1994 in Kupwara town.
The report was released by International Forum for Justice Chairman Muhammad Ahsan Untoo. Besides others, Shakeel Qalandar, Abdul Majid Zargar, Shabir Ahmed Dar, Muhammad Iqbal Mir, Sajad Gul and Nisar Shahdad.
While talking to reporters, Ahsan Untoo and Shakeel Qalandar urged upon Government of India to bring culprits to justice. They said those who are involved in the massacre have become the opinion makers on Indian News Channels.
The protesters were carrying a huge banner displaying the photographs of former Jammu Kashmir Governor Jagmohan and Retired Army officer GD Bakshi.
“The innocent people were put to death for observing shutdown on India’s Republic Day. Till date no culprit has been booked. The irony is that even the then Deputy Commissioner Kupwara was summoned to Army headquarters and pressurized,” Untoo said.
Shakel Qalandar said that AFSPA is the root cause of every wrongdoing committed by Army here in Kashmir.