JAMMU: The army was called out in Jammu and indefinite curfew was clamped on Bijbehara and Anantnag towns in Kashmir as 7 persons were killed and another was wounded in continuing violence in the valley since Sunday night.
In Jammu Hindu — Muslim riots erupted after a head of a goat was thrown into a temple by miscreants.
Security forces arrested 120 militants including some “top ones” in raids and searches carried out at militants hide outs in the past few days.
A person identified as Ashok Kumar was reportedly gunned down by militants near Safakadal area in Srinagar around 12:10 hours during curfew relaxation period.
The official sources said it was not clear whether Ashok Kumar was killed by militants OF some professional gang.
A mini bus driver was killed when BSF personnel fired in Bijbehara town Sunday night.
Some militants hurled a petrol bomb at a border security force Party forcing the security Personnel to open fire, the sources said.
Ghulam Hassan, who was driving the mini bus carrying a Marriage party, received bullet injuries and died in a hospital.
Tension prevailed in Bijbehara and Anantnag towns in South Kashmir prompting authorities to clamp curfew on both towns as “precautionary Measures.”
One person was wounded in a bomb blast at the deputy commissioner (excise) office at court road in Srinagar around Monday morning.
NEW DELHI: Members from both the treasury and opposition benches in parliament expressed concern over the situation in Kashmir and called for stringent action besides taking steps to win the hearts of the people of the valley.
While Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress (I) party and National Conference members participating in a special discussion wanted the removal of governor Jagmohan to improve the situation in Kashmir, ruling Janata Dal members felt that nothing would be served by his removal.
The discussion remained inconclusive as the business collapsed for want of quorum. The quorum issue was raised by Mohammad Shafi Bhat of the National Conference and the chair adjourned the house.
Earlier in the day, the federal home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed replying to a calling attention motion, expressed concern and anguish over the escalation in the migration of minority population from the valley and appealed to the people of the state not to forget their long and honored traditions of maintaining communal harmony.
Article extracted from this publication >> March 30, 1990
