STRUCTURES OF VIOLENCE

327| Structures of Violence
judicial killing]
Son of: Abdul Ahad Malik
Resident of: Chiti Banday, Bandipora.
Alleged Perpetrators
1. Shabir So, Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
2. Sattar So, Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
3. Nazir So, Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
4. Mansoor So, Government Gunman
[Ikhwan]
5. Sultan Ganai, Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
Case Information
On 16 May1995, while Mohammad Yousuf Malik, an
employee of the government Fisheries department,
was working in his paddy elds, located near a huge
Chinar Tree in the village of Brar, Bandipora his
residence in Chiti Bandey [located about 5 kms away]
was raided by members of the local Ikhwan group,
headed by Shabir So [nephew of notorious Ikhwan
Kuka Parray]. An Ikhwan named Shahnawaz
[Resident of Ajas] had recently been killed by
militants, and the victim's house was raided by the
local Ikhwan group in this regard.
Shabir So, commander of the group, Sattar So [Son
of Mukhtar So], Nazir So [Son of Ahad So],
Mansoor So [Son of Kamal So] and Sultan Ganai
[Son of Lassi Ganai] all residents of Brar, who were
known to be working for the army's 13 Rashtriya Ries
[RR] camp in Brar were involved in the incident. On
failing to nd the victim at home, and after questioning
his family members, they headed towards the paddy
eld in search of him. They met the victim, who was
carrying his son Bilal on his shoulders, on the main
road and assaulted him. They snatched the child, and
threw him on the road. Thereafter they began
dragging the victim barefooted towards the Ikhwan
headquarters located in the residence of Shabir So.
The victim's wife Dilshada, and his two sisters
Haneefa Bano and Rosha Bano were eye-witnesses
to this. They gathered around and begged the
Ikhwans to release him, but the Ikhwans red shots at
them, and did not allow them or his other family
members to follow them. No one else dared to come
forward to help them as this incident was taking place,
though there were several witnesses.
Immediately thereafter, the family approached the
head of the Ikhwans in the area, Usman Majid,
resident of Garoora. They were informed that Usman
Majid was not at his residence [also an Ikhwan Camp]
though they suspected that he was avoiding meeting
them. Finally at about 11 pm, Ghulam, Nabi brother of
Usman Majid told the family to search for him at the
camp of Javaid Shah, another local Ikhwan.
On next day 17 May 1995, the victim's wife Dilshada,
his mother Misra Begum, and his grand-father tried to
approach Javaid Shah [Son of Sikandar Shah,
Resident of Nadihal] at his residence which was also
an Ikhwan camp. At rst they were obstructed by other
Ikhwans present at the camp, but after a prolonged
wait and much insistence they were nally allowed to
meet him. The victim's wife Dilshada appealed to him
to release her husband. Javaid Shah assured her
that the victim would be back at home by 4:00 pm, the
same day. The family was convinced that the victim
would be released soon, and they began the return
journey. However, on their way back home, at Gujjar
Bastie, a sherwoman met the family and told them
that Mohammad Yousuf had been killed and his dead
body had been found at Sangree colony, Wular Top.
The family refused to believe her. But when they
reached their home they found the dead body of the
victim lying on the ground outside the house. There
were severe torture marks visible on his body. There
were widespread local protests against the Ikhwans
after his death. His dead body was buried in his
ancestral graveyard at Malik Pora.
The wife of the victim Dilshada Begum, gave the
above statement to IPTK on 1 May 2015.
The eye-witness statement is clear, and cogent
evidence is presented of the torture and killing by the
alleged perpetrators. The allegations warrant further
investigation. In addition, the role of the 13 RR at Brar
camp in this killing, even under the international
criminal law principles of command responsibility
would need to be analyzed and further investigations
are warranted.
Case No. 61
Victim Details
Tariq Ahmad Mir [Abduction and Extra-Judicial Killing]
Age: 18
th
Occupation: 9 Standard student
Son of: Sonaullah Mir
Resident of: Potu Mohalla, Sadunara, Bandipora
District
Alleged Perpetrators
1. Ayoub Wagay [also referred to as Ayoub
Khan], son of Samad Wagay, Government
Gunman [Ikhwan]
2. Fayaz Ahmad Dar [Operational name:
Jambu], son of Rehman Dar, Government
Gunman [Ikhwan]
3. Ghulam Mohammad Margoo [Operational
name: Mohammad Pir], son of Gaffar
Margoo, Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
Case Information
On 17 May 1995 at about 5:00 pm, Tariq Ahmad Mir
was playing in his school compound when Ayoub
Wagay, Fayaz Ahmad Dar and Ghulam Mohammad
Margoo, all Ikhwan, came and told him that they had