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MOB VS POLICE: Police personnel fought to restrain an irate mob protesting the killng of a local teacher

J&K teacher's death brings mob wrath on police

Sunday, 21 October 2007

Kupwara, October 21: The anger against the killing of a government school teacher by an army official in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday was felt in the streets of Kupwara on Saturday, as police fought with an angry mob.

The mob had taken to the streets, stringently protesting the killing of Abdul Rashid Mir and demanding the removal of the armed forces from the region.

"Innocent people are being killed here! Women and children are not safe! We want the forces to leave Kashmir," demanded Muhammad Ashraf Shaikh, a resident of Kupwara. 18people, including eight policemen were injured in the fierce street battle.

The crowd was pacified only after much persuasion by police officers and several civilians who stepped in as mediators between the two factions. Tensions were resolved to an extent when a formal complaint was registered by Mir's father against an army major and a subedar.

"We got to know about 11 yesterday that a teacher was killed in army firing," said SSP Vijay Kumar, of Kupwara. "Our team went and the locals registered a complaint. We have registered a murder case under Section 203," he stated.

The army has also ordered an inquiry into the incident. There are several versions of the events that led to the killing of Abdul Mir.

While the army maintains that there was an argument between Mir and the jawans, villagers assert that he was killed because he stood against forced labour and the alleged eve-teasing of teachers by army personnel.




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HIGH HANDEDNESS: Abdul Rashid Mir was killed near the Chowkibal post after having an argument with soldiers.

J&K: Major, Subedar charged for teacher's murder

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Published on Saturday , October 20, 2007 at 17:09

Srinagar: Murder charges have been filed against an Army Major and a Subedar after a teacher was killed in firing at Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

“We got to know at about 11 that the teacher has been killed in firing. We went there with our team. We have registered a murder case under section 203,” said SSP Kupwara, Vijay Kumar.

Eighteen persons have been injured as protests raged in the border town over the incident, which happened on Friday evening. A mob set fire to vehicles and refused to bury the body till an FIR was registered against the soldiers.

The security forces resorted to lathicharge when protesters tried to block Kupwara-Srinagar highway.

The teacher, Abdul Rashid Mir was killed near the Chowkibal post after having an argument with soldiers.

An army spokesman said the firing was accidental. The Army is also conducting an inquiry.

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stupid ba_tards soldiers. any kind of attacks against these soldeirs in justified.