Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders have paid rich tributes to the victims of Zakura and Tengpora massacres on their 32nd anniversary, today.
Zakoora and Tengpora massacres were the killing of protesters calling for the implementation of United Nations resolution regarding the plebiscite in Kashmir at Zakoora Crossing and Tengpora Bypass Road in Srinagar on 1 March 1990. Forty-Seven unarmed civilians were killed and dozens injured in separate incidents when Indian Army fired indiscriminately on them.
These massacres in a day left 26 dead in Zakoora and 21 dead at Tengpora Bypass. Zakoora massacre was carried out when peaceful protesters were on the way towards the office of United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to submit a memorandum seeking resolution of Kashmir dispute. On the same day, 21 more unarmed people were killed when Army targeted two buses near Tengpora Bypass in Batamaloo area of Srinagar city. The dead included five women also.
Eyewitnesses said that the passenger buses were on the way to South Kashmir when they were targeted. The twin massacres sparked widespread protests across Kashmir while authorities imposed curfew to diffuse the volatile situation. Amnesty International issued an appeal for urgent action on Tengpora and Zakoora massacres; however, no action was initiated against anyone. The victim families still await justice. Till now no enquiry was initiated against culprits nor anyone involved in these heinous and inhuman crimes was brought to book. Web Desk
