Srinagar: Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) on Thursday said that the seven civilians of Kulgam district who died on Sunday were killed intentionally by the forces, aimed to terrorize people to stay away from the gunfight sites.
KCSDS members including its chairperson, Hameeda Nayeem, Shakeel Qalander, Zareef Ahmad Zareef, Altaf Ahmad and others assembled at Srinagar’s Press Colony today to protest against the recent civilian killings in Kulgam.
Hameeda Nayeem while talking to reporters said that the forces killed the civilians intentionally to terrorize people for reaching the gunfight sites to help the militants to escape the spot.
She further said that chemical weapons are being used during the encounters and a probe should be initiated in this regard so that the facts would come out. “We don’t have any proof, however circumstances suggest that chemical weapons are being used to carry out genocide of Kashmiri youth under a well thought-out manner,” she said.
Hameeda further asked New Delhi to either resolve Kashmir issue or drop a bombshell on this patch of land to finish the very existence of Kashmiri people as we are fed up of this strangulated existence.
The protesters later dispersed peacefully.
Pic by Zargar Zahoor
