From militancy to crime
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By K.N. Pandita
Unbiased observers had been predicting that the way militancy was run in Kashmir it would ultimately head towards crime. This is the worst thing to happen, and unfortunately, it has come true. A European Union NGO delegation that visited Kashmir this summer has made a seventeen-page report that uncovers very disturbing situation of Kashmir civil society. The report holds militancy responsible for ushering in a phase of criminality in Kashmir. “They are abducting people for money, raping, murdering, extorting money, using mafia practices, etc. under the cover of ‘the movement’. For them this is a lucrative industry and under the present circumstances, it is easy to blame the security forces for all crimes that are committed,” the report says. Continue Reading…