Rape, Molestion of Women in Kashmir

The Indian Armed Forces molested the wife of one Nazir Ahmad Dar at Aluchabagh, Srinagar on 6-2-93. Two members of the forces during late hours forcibly entered into the house dead drunk under the pretext of search operations with the intention to rape but on making hue and cry the locals of the area raised cries due to this reason the forces did not succeed in their ill design. The next day when a complaint was registered in Police station Sheergari, some officers of the forces and local administration came for on-the-spot inspection and assured the people for taking an action under the law against the culprits. The local Police has not taken any action till date against the culprits and the case is under investigation.

At Trehgam of District Kupwara in the first week of February 1993, at Tangwadi two jawans of the Indian Armed Forces forcibly entered into the house of one Mohd. Ramzan Khan and the husband of the lady, namely Mohd. Ramzan Khan was out of home. The forces raped the poor lady one by one. The poor lady with folded hands requested the brutal forces for not committing such an act as she was pregnant but the brutal forces did not relent. The next day when the matter became public, SP. and D.C. Kupwara, visited the spot.

The lady identified the BSF personnel in presence of the officers. They were handed over to the concerned officials of BSF and they simply apologised and assured that action under law will be taken against the culprits. Three ladies namely Fahmida, Zamrooda and Bitti of village Saida Bani resident of Kulgam, Islamabad were raped by the forces on 27-5-93 (BSF 78 Btn.) during late hours. The forces of the said BSF Btn. entered their houses and raped them in separate rooms. Their mother was confined to the lawn and despite the cries of her daughters, she could not help the innocent girls. Fahmeeda a teen-aged woman having one son, her virgin sister Bitti aged above 15 years and Zamrooda aged 14 years were raped; this matter was reported to the concerned Police station where FIR No: 3 of 1993 P/S Kulgam was registered on 5-6-93.

The poor lady was told by the brutal forces that in case it will come to their notice that this incident has been reported to the authorities, they will set her house ablaze and burn them alive. Also her husband namely, Jalla Sheikh was not present on the date of incident and due to the reason that her daughters may earn a bad name, she did not report the matter to the authorities immediately. Their mother Muneera was confined to the lawn. On 12-6-93 the victim ladies were medically examined at Paripora Hospital; the medical report was positive about the gang-rape. On this date the males had left the village. Fehmedia was taken in a room, her clothes torn and then gang raped by many personnel. Biti's were clothes torn and then after beatings raped by forces due to which she fell unconscious. Zamrooda 's breasts were pulled and cheeks kissed and and then raped by the brutal forces. She some how managed to jump from a window and later when the forces had left her mother brought her from a nearby place.

The matter is still in the shelves of the authorities and no challan or charge sheet has been presented before the court. One Mst. Fatima an insane woman was raped by some uniformed persons while she was moving on the road at Lal Bazar, Srinagar. Medical examination of the woman was conducted and the case stands registered with Police Division Lal Bazar, Srinagar. No challan has been presented against anyone as yet. On 19-9-93 the personal of 19th Regiment Army entered into the house of one Mst. Fatima at village Karna and gang raped. The names of the personal have been reported as Puran Singh Hawaldar, Choty Lal Las Naik and Surinder Singh. The matter was reported to the Police concerned where a case under section 302, 376 and 360 RPC was registered against them. After gang rape the woman died.

A charge sheet in this regard was produced before the competent court at Kupwara where these persons applied for bail. But the Sessions Judge, Kupwara refused bail. The local Police officer who had investigated the case namely Shabir Ahmad Shah was transferred as a punitive measure. On 22.11.93, the forces during crack-down operation at Warplora Sopore gang raped Mst. Sara W/O Mohammad Rajab Genaie; later when the crack-down was lifted, her dead body with head injury and other multipal injuries on various parts of her body was seen in the nearby area. In this regard the people of the area demonstrated and observed strike; also the local Police started investigation under section 174 CrPC.

After conducting the post-mortem doctor Rehana and other doctors reported that marks of violence on the neck , extensive vegina tear on left latrel side, vulval edema. Positive signs of rape and her cause of death due to plhysis due to legature pat on neck and constant power applied. In this regard the investigation is still in progress without any arrest of the culprits One Mst. Saja aged 55 years of village Batengo Bijbeara, Islamabad was raped by the forces on 15-12-93 after the forces cordoned the village and dragged her into a room of her house.

The assailants belonged to Rashtariya Rifles. Later, a case was registered in Police station Bijvbeara and is under investigation. Dy. Commissioner Islamabad is said to have written a note to Divisional Commissioner under No: D/C/Camp dated 17-12-93 wherein he has mentioned that Mst. Saja of Awarihal Gundi Hajnipora was medically examined and the report indicates that she had been raped. At Gundi Banihal of Doda district Jammu, Two ladies Sada and Hassina were molested and raped by the forces in the month of December 1993 when the forces after a hand grenade attack cordoned off the area under the pretext of search operations. One person was also arrested.

To be continued....

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