2017 Nowhatta mob lynching
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The 2017 Nowhatta mob lynching, was the lynch mob murder and mutilation of an on-duty undercover Indian Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Muhammad Ayub Pandith, on the Muslim holy night of Laylat al-Qadr on Thursday 22 June 2017 by a mob in Nowhatta after a crowd shouted slogans in favor of Pakistan as well as al-Qaida jihadist Zakir Musa.[5][7][4] Sajjad Ahmad Gilkar, a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, had played a key role in the lynching according to the state police.[8]
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2017 Nowhatta mob lynching | |
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Part of Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir conflict | |
Location | Inside and near Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates | 34.098352°N 74.809180°E / 34.098352; 74.809180 |
Date | 22 June 2017 Between 11:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.[1] (UTC+5.30) |
Target | DSP Mohammed Ayub Pandith of Jammu and Kashmir Police |
Attack type | Lynching[2] Piercing[3] Stoning[4][5] |
Weapons | Stones, logs and sharp weapons[5][6] |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 3 |
Victims | Muhammad Ayub Pandith[2] |
Perpetrators | A mob shouting slogans in support of Pakistan and al-Qaida operative Zakir Musa,[5][7] with a key role played by Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sajid Gilkar[8] |
Assailants | Large mob |
Motive | Suspicion of being an agent of Indian security services[9][10][11] |
Inquiry | Inquiry under process by Jammu and Kashmir Police |
Accused | Hizbul terrorist Sajid Ahmad Gilkar killed in counter-terrorism operation. |
Verdict | Prosecution initiated. Special investigation undertaken by State Police. |
Charges | Murder u/s 302 Ranbir Penal Code |
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