Why the global counter-terrorism order fails India
“I was told to kill as many Hindus as possible. We were told that Muslims in J&K are not allowed to pray,” confessed lanky Mohammad Abdullah, his jawline shadowed by the sparse, hesitant beard of his teenage years, who was involved in the killing of twenty-eight (28) slum dwellers, including many children, in Qasim Nagar on the evening of 13th July 2002, on the outskirts of Jammu city. In a powerful act of resistance, Kaka, a Gujjar Muslim and resident of the nearby Raikha forests, risked his life to subdue the armed militant on 2nd August with a cot and tied him with a rope when the militant sought shelter in his home, as the police continued to search the nearby forests for the hiding terrorists for days after the attack. Kaka alerted the police and ensured the perpetrator was handed...