Srinagar (Jammu-Kashmir): Family members of Muhammad Altaf Bhat and Dr Mudasir Gul, who were killed in crossfire in the Hyderpora encounter, continued to protest on Wednesday, demanding bodies and justice without any further delay.
The families also urged Jammu & Kashmir mainstream politicians, especially former chief ministers — Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti- to join the families in their protest seeking decent burial of the slain.
“Today, we are protesting to seek the body of slain Altaf back without any delay. If the police don't give us his body back, we will block all roads and protest on streets,” Dr Haneef Ahmed, brother of Altaf, said.
He further said that all the former chief ministers — Omar Abdullah, his father Farooq Abdullah, and Mehbooba Mufti, and other politicians should move beyond Twitter and join the families in the protest.
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“Today, this has happened to us and tomorrow it may happen with you also. We also appeal to all Muslims, Sikhs and Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir to stand with us,” Haneef said, adding, "when IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar has himself admitted that Altaf was a civilian and was killed in a crossfire, what prompted him to take my brother’s body to Handwara for burial.”
