Terming Shopian incident as ‘mayhem’, Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday has questioned the silence maintained by the world community over the continuous killings in Kashmir.
Mirwaiz said that human rights activists and civil society members are neglecting the continuous killings in Kashmir and are instead maintaining a “callous” watch on it without doing anything about it.
“Rights activists,humanists and civil society members have turned deaf dumb and blind to the butchering of young Kashmiris and the world human rights watchdogs callously watch on,doing nothing.People of Kashmir strongly protest this barbarity unleashed upon them by the Indian..,” Mirwaiz said in a tweet.
In another tweet, Mirwaiz wrote: “Mayhem! in Gowanpora Shopian! Forces fire live bullets at youth killing 20 year old Javed Bhat (20)and 24 year old Suhail lone on spot and critically injuring 9 others who are battling for life in hospitals!The #DeathDanceOfOccupation continues! Its a shame that the Indian media”.
Two civilians were killed and nine others injured, after army opened fire on protesters in Ganowpora village of Shopian district.
Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered an FIR against the army while the divisional commissioner Kashmir has ordered an inquiry into the incident.