Tag: Encounter


  • โ€œI asked the forces why they killed my father. They laughed shamelessly.โ€ SRINAGAR โ€” Nayfa Altaf, 14, was waiting for her father, Altaf Ahmad Bhat, to return home from his shop on Monday evening, when she saw people assembling outside her home, all wailing. The intensity of the moment made her fearful, as prompted by…

  • The family of the slain Imtiyaz Ahmad Kakroo claim that he was arrested by the army and killed in a โ€˜fake encounterโ€™. SHAHGUND (BANDIPORA) โ€”ย The family of the slain Shahgund boy, Imtiyaz Ahmad Kakroo, Monday contested the police claim saying that their “innocent son” was passed as a militant and killed in the Bandipora โ€˜encounterโ€™.…

  • A child, who witnessed a recent gun-battle, goes down the memory lane and describes his horrific memories. He speaks of the memories from the rubble, recalls the horrific incident that brought the nightmare and the feeling of homelessness in his life.

  • In January 2019, a 21-year-old militant, Syed Rubaan Hussain, lost his life in an encounter along with his two associates in district Budgam. Rubaanโ€™s elder brother, Syed Tajamul Imran, writes about the void his brother has left behind; recounts what his death has brought to him and his family  and the painful memories they have…