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Murderers with Anonymity: The cult of Unidentified Gunmen of Kashmir

Written by Shafat

Video by  Pir Azhar | Text by Shafat Mir | 15 February 2016

There have been a number of killings in Kashmir by these murderers who were never identified and punished for their heinous crimes. The term “Unidentified Gunmen” proved handy not only for the state to silence the voices of dissent but was also exploited by the politicians of either side to settle scores against each other. In the melee, many innocents had to suffer like the family of Ghulam Ahmed Pir. Pir Azhar reports.

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