[LEGALEAGLE]

Umer Maqbool Dar

Nowgam, (Handwara), June 18: Alleged attempted rape of a 23 year old girl by the troopers of 161 Territorial Army (TA) sent shock waves in this frontier district on Wednesday.

According to locals, on this afternoon three soldiers of TA tried to outrage the chastity of Rifat (name changed) daughter of Ab Rehman Khan while she was grazing her cattle in the upper reaches of forest in Bungus area of Handwara.

Nargis, according to eyewitnesses was “100 metres” outside her ‘Bahak’-place of animal grazing and three TA men hiding in bushes in drunken state tried to rape her. But Nargis raised an alarm. “ Had her family members not reached on time, the beasts would have outraged her chastity,” the locals alleged.

Police said that they are unaware of the incident and no FIR has been registered. “We can take action only after an FIR is lodged by someone,” a Police official said.

When contacted Army’s Srinagar based spokesman said, “Actually the trio was in a drunken state and were roaming in the forest. An SPO and two TA men tried to molest the victim. They were not allowed to succeed in their designs by the army men who reached there after victim raised the alarm.”


[Note: In the 19 years of armed conflict in the U.N. recognised disputed state of Jammu & Kashmir, there have been many allegations of rapes and molestations particularly against the Indian troopers. A 1994 United Nations publication (E/CN.4/1995/42, pp.63-69) says that 'during 1992 alone, 882 women were reportedly gang-raped by Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir'.

According to the Kashmiri-Canadian Council, more than 6,300 Kashmiri women have been raped. According to a report by Human Rights Watch 2001 "Rape is used by the Indian security forces to attack Kashmiri women suspected of sympathizing with Freedom Fighters."

Women separatist leader Aasiya Andrabi attributes the absence of rape in the report to "well entrenched Indian policy".

"Basically India uses rape as a war crime and they don't treat it as a HR violation. So it employs all curbs and other tactics on the rights groups to pressurise them to desist from publishing it".]

Kashmir Watch :: Human Rights Watch

[Rambo]

Pakistan shouldn't turn its back on kashmir. Kashmir needs Pakistan. They could alteast provide kashmiries with weapons.

These indians are the worst at doing such crimes. India is the rape capital of the world and ofcourse there army would do such things

[kellyjaz]

Racism! Omg.

[Rambo]

^ i meant some hindus, and ofcourse the army has those hindus. The things the do are just animalistic, no human being could do such things.

[Khairan]

The racist comments above were inappropriate and have been deleted. Consider this a first and only warning -- criticism of people's actions can be levied without bigotry. If you don't know how to do this, then learn.

ws

[LEGALEAGLE]

Originally Posted by Khairan

The racist comments above were inappropriate and have been deleted. Consider this a first and only warning -- criticism of people's actions can be levied without bigotry. If you don't know how to do this, then learn.

ws

The inevitable consequence of beghayrati, lack of patience and an inferiority complex is a waspish tongue...

[thejellymill]

This is quite sad and outrageous.

Also, am I imagining things or are Rifat and Nargis the same person?

Originally Posted by LEGALEAGLE

...tried to outrage the chastity of Rifat (name changed) daughter of Ab Rehman Khan while she was grazing her cattle in the upper reaches of forest in Bungus area of Handwara.

Nargis, according to eyewitnesses was “100 metres” outside her ‘Bahak’-place of animal grazing and three TA men hiding in bushes in drunken state tried to rape her. But Nargis raised an alarm. “ Had her family members not reached on time, the beasts would have outraged her chastity,” the locals alleged.

[Aryan_]

A single "racist" comment from a member based in Kashmir is more attention-worthy in a thread reporting on an actual war crime being committed.

According to the Kashmiri-Canadian Council, more than 6,300 Kashmiri women have been raped. According to a report by Human Rights Watch 2001 "Rape is used by the Indian security forces to attack Kashmiri women suspected of sympathizing with Freedom Fighters."

Subhuman monkeys

[LEGALEAGLE]

Originally Posted by thejellymill

This is quite sad and outrageous.

Also, am I imagining things or are Rifat and Nargis the same person?

No..In Kashmir women are typically shepherds...

[kellyjaz]

Originally Posted by Khairan

The racist comments above were inappropriate and have been deleted. Consider this a first and only warning -- criticism of people's actions can be levied without bigotry. If you don't know how to do this, then learn.

ws

do i get repped for reporting?

[Walisidz]

^ You must be indian...it shows.



Imagine living in a village in Kashmir where Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims lived together. Imagine now 1948, an advancing facist indian army along with radical Sikh militant groups heading towards Kashmir. Imagine those very same Hindus/Sikhs saying "we'll protect you" only to turn their backs on you, steal your belongings, rape your women and have your land literally robbed from you...and then on top of it forcing you into another country with nothing.

Just sit there and imagine that...that's what happened to our family..thats what continues to happen to Kashmiris across IOK! I don't regret what I said. [snip]. Period!

[LEGALEAGLE]

Some folk never learn...

[Bluestar]

Originally Posted by Walisidz

^ You must be indian...it shows.

You must be dumb...it shows.

[Walisidz]

[snip]

We Kashmiris would rather die than to be ever considered indian, that's for damn as hell sure!

[Aryan_]

Banned already? Wali's reaction was not suprising given the anti-Kashmiri baiting from the usual suspects.