Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti Press Release NADIMARG MASSACRE of March 23 2003
On the ill-fated day
of March 23, 2003, 24 Kashmiri Pandits were cold-bloodily murdered by the
militants in Nadimarg, District Shopian (then District Pulwama), and from the last
fourteen years not a single person has been punished for the same. The role of
Investigating Officer(s)/Agency (ies) is in question as they always give us
cold shoulder whenever they are asked about their failure to identify and book
the culprits who are responsible for this heinous crime.
When KPSS did ground
zero investigation about this crime, we found that it was a well planned
attempt by some armed insurgents and local youths from the adjoining villages
to take revenge for the Gujarat Riots which took place after the Godhra Train
Buring in the year 2002 and to celebrate Pakistan Resolution Day by killing
Kashmiri Pandits.
Under a well planned
and in organized way, the gunmen with youths from the adjoining village(s)
visited Nadimarg on March 21 and 22, 2003 to see the location of the KP
families who they planned kill so that they can execute their murderous plan.
And finally on March 23, 2003 at 10:30 PM, the militants with the active
support from the youths of the adjoining villages came in Indian Army Uniform
and cordoned the KP houses, brought them out, made them sit on their knees in a line and
finally shot at their faces mercilessly killing 24 Kashmiri Pandits in the name
of revenge that happened in Gujarat in the year 2002 and to celebrate the
Pakistan Resolution Day by killing Kashmiri Pandits.
The Investigation
Officer/Agency, did not investigate the matter with any intention to book
the culprits, for reasons best known to him / them, which puts the
credibility of the Investigation Officer / Agency in question.
KPSS reiterates its
demand for a “Truth and Justice Commission” authorized to look into all these
incidents which took place in the State of Jammu and Kashmir over the last 27
years and to book the culprits so that the justice is done to the people who
were killed by the State / Non-State Actors.
Sanjay K. Tickoo
President, KPSS
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