ISLAMABAD: Moulvi Bashir Irfani, Chairman of Tehreek-e-Shababul Muslimeen and a senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), has expressed regret that despite the passage of decades, justice has not been provided to victims of Kunan-Poshpura mass rape.
In a message from jail, Kashmir Media Service reported, Bashir Ahmad Irfani said that India is using various tactics, including gang rape to suppress the freedom movement of Kashmiris. He is unlawfully detained in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He noted that the Kunan-Poshpura mass rape was a black chapter in the history of Kashmir when Indian troops entered the village and raped dozens of women regardless of age. He said that the Kashmiri people had made all kinds of sacrifices for the freedom of their land from Indian subjugation.
Rape tragedy a stain on face of India’s so-called democracy: APHC
Irfani said that on February 22 and 23, 1991, Indian troops mass raped about 100 women in the Kunan and Poshpura areas of the Kupwara district. Despite the passage of many decades, the criminals are scot-free, while victims are still seeking justice. He strongly condemned the tragedy and termed it as an ugly stain on the face of India’s so-called democracy.
Showing serious concern over confiscating properties of poor Kashmiri people, Irfani appealed to the international community to take notice of these violations and fulfill its responsibilities regarding the grant of Kashmiris’ fundamental right, the right to self-determination, as per UN resolutions. — APP
