Kashmir is marred with points. Drug abuse, crimes of heinous nature, by no means heard of are on the rise. What’s much more regarding is the societal silence surrounding these issues. A regarding pattern is obvious amongst Kashmir’s youth, who typically disregard the severity of those crimes, selecting as a substitute to reside in a state of denial and uncertainty, regardless of the rising frequency of their incidence, now reaching a weekly incidence.
The most recent sufferer of this rising prison tendency is a 40-year-old girl from Handwara space in north Kashmir, a mom to 4 kids who was brutally murdered by her personal husband.
On the night time of February twenty eighth, the chilling act of violence passed off in Mamer, Handwara when the girl fell sufferer to a brutal assault resulting in her loss of life, by her personal husband.
The perpetrator, wielding an axe, ended the lifetime of his spouse in their very own dwelling, sending shockwaves among the many native residents.
Locals gathered exterior the hospital at Handwara, searching for justice, advised The Kashmiriyat that they demand a stringent punishment to the wrongdoer. Chants of “we would like justice” echoed within the chilly air because the gravity of the state of affairs started to sink in.
The sufferer, recognized as late Rafiqa Jan, on the age of 40, left behind a household together with three younger boys and a woman.
In response to the household of the sufferer, on the night time of the crime, Rafiqa referred to as her mom within the night asking about markets and costs, with no indication of the horror that might unfold later.
“The youngsters, eyewitnesses to the entire incident, have narrated the story to the household of the girl,” mentioned a relative of Rafiqa.
He mentioned, “After a traditional dinner household dinner, the kids went to sleep. Later, the screams of her mom woke the daughter up and he or she rushed to the room the place she noticed her father attacking Rafiqa (her mom) with an axe”
The youngsters upon recognizing their father Mohammed Maqbool Mir, the accused, hitting the throat of their mom with an axe shouted and cried for assist.
“Blood was oozing off her throat and Rafiqa screamed for assist, however the accused after hitting her throat with an axe, hit her nape with the identical object,” the protesting relative mentioned.
“The youngsters panicked and began to scream however had been threatened into silence and subsequently locked in a room by their father,” mentioned one other relative.
The Sarpanch, performing as bearer of the information, notified the household of the deceased concerning the tragic loss at 2 am. “The husband, after perpetrating the crime, surrendered himself to the authorities,” he mentioned.
A relative disclosed an incident from the night time saying, “The sufferer had noticed her husband sharpening an axe and inquired if he supposed to apply it to her, teasingly, to which the husband affirmed her with a affirmation.”
The wrongdoer’s background reveals that he was employed exterior of their village, elevating questions on potential stressors or motives behind this act.
The relations mentioned that the husband returned from work solely the day earlier than committing the crime.
The Police has lodged an FIR at Handwara Police station beneath the related sections of legislation and given assurances to the household of the 40-year-old girl that justice will likely be served within the case.
Amidst the anguish, despair and guarantees of justice, a query lingers: “What’s going to these youngsters do now?” voiced by a grieving relative.
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