Mothers of three unfortunate youth is still seeking justice

Srinagar:  In occupied Kashmir, the families of three youth killed in Machil fake encounter in April 2010 deplored that no action had been taken against the guilty and the culprits involved should be brought to justice without any further delay.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the mothers of three unfortunate youth in a media interview in Srinagar said that the killers were roaming free while the Indian Army had taken no action against the culprits. “The probe was mere an eyewash and even after three years nothing concrete has been done to hang the killers,” they added.

Zahida Bano, mother of 19 years old Mohammad Shafi Lone, Naseema Bano, mother of Reyaz Ahmed Lone and Ayesha, mother of Shahzad Khan, demanded that the probe should be immediately completed and killers should be hanged.

They said that mere suspension or relieving of Army officers from their posts couldn’t give them justice. “We want that culprits should be given stern punishment so that no one in future will dare to commit such a heinous crime for sake of rewards and awards,” they said.

Pertinently, Colonel D K Pathania, Major Maurya, Major Upinder, Subedar Satbir, Hawaldar Bir Singh, Sepoys Chandra Bhan, Nagendra Singh and Narendra Singh and Abbas Hussain Shah of the Territorial Army (TA) besides two civilians Basharat Lone and Abdul Hamid Butt have already been charged under sections 302 (murder), 364 (abduction), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (common intent) of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) for conspiring and kidnapping three youth from Sopore and later killing them in the higher reaches of Kupwara claiming they were terrorists.