The killing of six local militants plunged the Southern part of Kashmir into mourning
Report and Photos by Kamran Yousuf
Thousands of mourners on Thursday participated in the funeral of six local militants killed in two separate encounters. Both the encounters happened away from the residential areas in hideouts in Kashmir’s Shopian and Budgam Districts.
Funeral of Tawseef Ahmed of Pulwama, By Kamran Yousuf
The killed militants belonged to twin districts of Southern Kashmir- Pulwama, and Shopian. The militants were buried in the ancestral graveyards of their native villages. The encounters happened last two days.
Young girls and women at the Funeral of Tawseef Ahmed
On Monday, Three militants were killed in a daylong gunfight between security forces and militants in Zinpanchal area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In another encounter on Tuesday, three militants were killed in a fierce gunfight between militants and security forces in South Kashmir’s Shopain district.
At the funeral of Tawseef Ahmed
Following specific information about the presence of militants the Cordon and Search operation was launched in the respective villages. As the forces intensified the searches and zeroed in on the suspected spot, the militants opened fire on them triggering off a gunfight.
From Budgam encounter site
The CASO and subsequently killing of the militants triggered clashes near the encounter site and its adjacent areas. The joint team of police and paramilitary troops used force to quell the protests leaving several protestors injured.
From Shopian encounter site
Photo Journalists injured
Four photojournalists covering the protests were also were injured near the encounter site. Photojournalists included Waseem Andrabi, Junaid Gulzar, Mir Burhan, and Nisar ul Haq, received pellet injuries on face and neck. All the injured media men were later shifted to a nearby hospital for the treatment.
Photo journalist Nissar Ahmed who got injured by pellet in Shopian gunfight
Funeral of Tawseef Ahmed
At the funeral of Showkat from Pulwama
A Kashmiri woman weeps with her child at the funeral of Shoukat from Pulwama
Kashmiri woman sloganeering at the funeral of Showkat in Pulwama
A Kashmiri woman touching Showkat
At funeral gathering of Showkat, Pulwama
At the funeral of Showkat, Pulwama
A sloganeering Kashmiri woman at the funeral gathering of Showkat, Pulwama
At Shopian encounter site
Young man sloganeering at the funeral of Showkat, Pulwama
At Showkat’s funeral
At Budgam encounter site
At Showkat’s funeral
Young women mourning at Showkat’s funeral
At Showkat’s funeral
At the funeral of Syed Ruban at Shopian
Budgam encounter site
Funeral gathering of Syed Ruban at Shopian
A woman weeps at Showkat’s funeral
