Kellar Killings: A Case Study In Selective Condemnations (Sualeh Keen, 2020)
Sheeraza Akhtar, Kellar, Shopian District, Kashmir. 4 April 2009: RESHMA BEGUM (60) 31 May 2009: SAIFUDDIN KALLAR (48) 3 June 2009: NAGEENA AKHTAR (18) 17 July 2009: PARVEENA AKHTAR (17) 23 July 2009: MOHAMMAD ASLAM AWAN (?) & SON (3) 16 Dec 2009: SHEERAZA AKHTAR (21)* None of the above assassinations in Kellar by Jamaat-e-Islami and Hurriyat linked terrorists evoked any protest in 2009 or cry for justice. Their deaths were carried in a couple of local newspapers as a small news item, like "Fyi, unidentified gunmen kill a woman, police is investigating." That's all, folks! They never really explore it for obvious reasons. No editorial. No condemnation. No outrage. No cry for justice. None at all, except in * #SHEERAZA's case... When Sheeraza was killed by terrorists, NC's ex-CM Farooq Abdullah made an attempt to take political mileage of the killing, because the people of Kellar comprised of Jamaat-e-Islami cadre who were pro-PDP: h...