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19 Jan 1990 - "Exodus day". More than 3 lakh Kashmiri Pandits who resided in #Kashmir from time immemorial became refugees overnight in their own country. A #thread #KashmiriPandits
@AnupamPKher
@AnupamPKher
The anti #Pandits pogroms & attacks started in 1989 with insurgency. On loud speakers open threats were being issued to #KashmiriPandits, the message was clear - "either leave the valley or die a painful death".
#KashmiriPanditGenocide
#KashmiriPanditGenocide
Posters were pasted outside their houses declaring them as targets for the Jihadist.
Instances of assassinations, tortures & murder were becoming common.
#PanditExodus #KashmiriPanditGenocide
Instances of assassinations, tortures & murder were becoming common.
#PanditExodus #KashmiriPanditGenocide
On 14 Sept 1989, Tika Lal Taploo was murdered by the JKLF in his home in Srinagar.
On 4 Nov 1989 Nilkanth Ganjoo, a judge of Srinagar High court who had sentenced Maqbul Bhat to death, was shot dead by Jihadists near the High Court in #Srinagar.
#KashmiriPanditGenocide
On 4 Nov 1989 Nilkanth Ganjoo, a judge of Srinagar High court who had sentenced Maqbul Bhat to death, was shot dead by Jihadists near the High Court in #Srinagar.
#KashmiriPanditGenocide
On 4th Jan 1990, Aftab Newspaper released message of Hizbul against #KashmiriPandits, giving them three choices :-
either accept #Islam,
or leave #Kashmir
or get ready to die.
#HolocaustDay #KashmiriPandits
either accept #Islam,
or leave #Kashmir
or get ready to die.
#HolocaustDay #KashmiriPandits
19th Jan 1990 was the unfortunate night that every #KashmiriPandit shudders to remember. Electricity was cut everywhere except in mosques which broadcast horrible threatening messages, asking for a purge of #KashmiriHindus. Hundreds of #KashmiriPandits were killed that night.
On 25 Jan 1990, 04 #IAF personnel, Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna, Corporal D.B. Singh, Corporal Uday Shankar & Airman Azad Ahmad were killed near Rawalpora bus stand by #terrorists, 10 other IAF personal were injured.
#KashmiriPanditGenocide
#KashmiriPanditGenocide
On 2 Feb 1990, Satish Tikoo, a young social-worker was murdered in Habba Kadal, Srinagar.
On 13 Feb 1990, Lassa Kaul, Station Director of Srinagar Doordarshan, was shot dead.
On 29 Apr1990, Sarwanand Kaul Premi, a veteran Kashmiri poet was gruesomely murdered.
#KashmiriPandits
On 13 Feb 1990, Lassa Kaul, Station Director of Srinagar Doordarshan, was shot dead.
On 29 Apr1990, Sarwanand Kaul Premi, a veteran Kashmiri poet was gruesomely murdered.
#KashmiriPandits
By the end of year 1990 more then 3 Lakh #KashmiriPandits were force to leave everything behind & fled #Kashmir for their lives.
Today even after 30 years these unfortunate souls are still waiting to return to their rightful home #Kashmir.
Today even after 30 years these unfortunate souls are still waiting to return to their rightful home #Kashmir.
