Infamus Ikhwani Papa Kishtwari dies of cardiac arrest

Srinagar: Infamous government gunman Papa Kishtwari died in police hospital on Thursday afternoon.
Papa Kishtwari whose real name is Ghulam Muhammad Lone and is resident of Frestbal Pampore was a notorious government gunman. He was languishing in Srinagar Central for the alleged killings committed by him during the hey days of militancy.
Police sources said Kishtwari was not feeling well inside the jail and was brought for health check-up at Police Hospital Srinagar; however, he succumbed in the hospital. An official said that he suffered cardiac arrest.
Kishtwari was arrested by the police in 2015 and he was accused of murdering at least 150 civilians in 17 years and most of these killings occurred in his Pampore and adjoining belt.The witnesses who deposed before the court against Papa Kishtwari in different cases had claimed that the victims of Kishtwari included students, drivers, businessmen, government employees, farmers, labourers, and an attorney of the south Kashmir’s Pampore.He was also accused of killing a Contractor from Srinagar. He worked as a watchman in a factory in Pampore before becoming a government gunman and going on killing spree.