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During President Clinton's
visit to India in March 2000 the Indian secret agencies massacred 35 Sikh villagers in
Kashmir and then blamed
the Kashmiri freedom fighters for this barbaric act. The below
news piece is taken from ExpressIndia.com, March 26, 2000 and
according to the Indian government's plot, it points the finger
at the Kashmiri Mujahideen:
Five mercenaries behind Sikh massacre killed
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
SRINAGAR, MARCH 25: Five top foreign mercenaries, suspected to be
involved in the massacre of 35 Sikhs in the Kashmir Valley early
this week, were on Saturday killed in a gun-battle with security
forces at Panchaltran, 82 km from here, a Defence Ministry
spokesperson here said.
All the militants were in combat uniform and involved in the
March 20 night massacre at Chattisinghpura village, 70 km from
here, in Anantnag district, he said. He said five rifles, two
wireless sets and five grenades were recovered from the
militants' hideout which was blasted by security forces.
Police did not rule out the possibility of more militants being
involved in the encounter as the operation was still continuing.
Acting on a tip-off provided by Mohammad Yaqoob
Wagey, who is believed to have taken part in
the massacre and was arrested by the authorities on Thursday, the
security forces cordoned off the house where the militants were
hiding and launched the operation to flush them out ensuing a
heavy gun battle between the two sides.
However, the Indian lie was quickly exposed as the Kashmiris and
even the Sikhs themselves accused the Indian forces for this
heinous act. Rattled by this development, the Indians shot dead 5 Kashmiri civilians in a fake
encounter and claimed
them to be Kashmiri Mujahideen responsible for killing the 35
Sikhs. However, people protested against this blatant lie and the
bodies of these 5 men were exhumed and examined by forensic
experts. It was established beyond any
doubt that these men were innocent and that they had been
liquidated as part of the Indian game plan. It also became clear that the Indian government tried to falsify
evidence in order to blame these five men. Thus, the entire world came to know of
India's lies with regard to Kashmir.
For a detailed account of what really happened, read Valley
of Death, an article
written by Pankaj Mishra. Especially note the name of the person
high-lighted in the above news piece and how the Indian
authorities falsely accused this innocent man of having taken
part in the massacre.