STRUCTURES OF VIOLENCE

333| Structures of Violence
Case No. 66
Victim Details
Ghulam Mohammad Pencho [Abduction, Torture,
Extra-judicial killing]
Age: 50
Occupation: Fisherman
Son of: Abdullah Aziz Pench
Resident of: Kulhama, District Bandipora
Alleged Perpetrators
1. Amma Kol, alias Cobra, Government
Gunman [Ikhwan]
2. Abbas, Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
3. Bashir Khan, Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
4. Ahad Kol, Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
Case Information
Ghulam Mohammad Pencho, a sherman by
profession, had eight children, four sons and four
daughters. One of his sons, Gowhar, was an active
militant with Hizbul Mujahideen and was known as
“King of Wular'”. On 14 October 1994 he was killed in
an encounter at Boniyar. After Gowhar's death
Ikhwans raided the victim's house many times. During
one of these raids, the victim's sister was tortured
severely for several hours.
On 3 August, 1995 while collecting sand from the river
at Kulhama, Ghulam Mohammad Pencho was
attacked by a group of Ikhwans as named above
[alleged perpetrators 1-4]. A local sher woman was
an eye-witness to the attack. The victim managed to
escape detection by submerging himself under water.
However, the Ikhwans continued to search the area
and found him after about an hour. The group of
Ikhwans stripped him naked and began torturing him
on the spot. He was then taken to the Ikhwan
Headquarters at Nadihal, located in the residence of
Javaid Shah. Top Ikhwan Commanders like Usman
Majeed, Javaid Shah, Mir Niyaz, Shaq Pandith,
Bashir Khan, Ghulam Hassan Qureshi frequently
operated from this camp.
On learning about his torture and abduction, Ghulam
Mohammad Pencha's daughter along with other
villagers marched in a procession into the Nadihal
Ikhwan Camp and demanded that the Ikhwan
commanders namely Usman Majeed and Javaid
Shah order Ghulam Mohammad's immediate release.
The Ikhwans in the camp premises, red in the air to
disperse the crowd, but the villagers refused to budge
and forcibly dragged the half dead Ghulam
Mohammad out of the camp to a boat nearby. He was
in great pain and his body bore marks of torture. His
kidneys, lungs, head and legs appeared to be most
severely damaged. He succumbed to his injuries.
The wife of the victim, Khatija Begum, gave the above
statement to the IPTK on 21 June 2015.
The witness statement provides evidence of the
torture and killing by the alleged perpetrators. The
eye-witness testimony in this case would need to be
recorded. The allegations warrant further
investigation.
Case No. 67
Victim Details
Ghulam Mohammad Dar [Abduction, Extra-judicial
killing]
Age: 42
Occupation: Farmer
Son of: Sanaullah Dar
Resident of: Wangipora, Sumbal, Bandipora district
Alleged Perpetrators
1. G h u l a m M o h i u d d i n K a n a ,
Commander, Government Gunman
[Ikhwan]
2. R a s h i d B u c h a , G o v e r n m e n t
Gunman [Ikhwan]
3. Ali Kulloo, Government Gunman
[Ikhwan]
4. Manzoor Nabdi, Government
Gunman [Ikhwan]
5. Fayaz Ahmad Mir alias Fayaz Nabdi,
Government Gunman [Ikhwan]
6. S h a , G o v e r n m e n t G u n m a n
[Ikhwan]
Case Information
On 21 August 1995 evening, the victim was at home
when the Ikhwan came. The Ikhwan were Rashid
Bucha, resident of Shilwat, Ali Kulloo, resident of
Dempora, Sumbal, Manzoor Nabdi, Fayaz Ahmad Mir
alias Fayaz Nabdi, and Sha. They caught the victim,
and dragged him out and took him to the house of a
migrant Pandit Janki Nath, where the head of Ikhwan,
Ghulam Mohiuddin Kana was present. Within half an
hour, the victim was killed. There were no bullet marks
on his body but there were some torture marks on the
victim's body. Then there was a huge protest against
the Ikhwans. The Ikhwans told the family of the victim
to take the victim's dead body otherwise they would
burn it.
The wife of the victim, Ashia Begum, gave the above
statement to the IPTK on 24 April 2015.
The witness statement is clear, and cogent evidence
is presented of the killing of the victim. Ashia Begum is
an eye-witness and her statement carries great
weight. The allegations warrant further investigation
Case No. 68
Nisar Ahmed Najar [Abduction, Torture, Extra-judicial
killing]
Age: 13