1989
Submitted by nazirahmed on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 05:04.
- January-March: Protests against Salman Rushdie's book, The Satanic Verses, lead to massive demonstrations in Srinagar. 50 people are injured in clash with police. Protests and clashes with police continue.
- April 3: Two bombs are thrown at police by crowd demonstrating against indiscriminate arrests of Kashmiri youth. Situation remains tense and marked by unrest and use of force by police for about one week.
- July 11: Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao is sworn in as Governor in place of Jagmohan.
- July 20: Communal clashes take place in Leh, Ladakh.
- August 15: Indian Independence Day is marked by total strike in Srinagar.
- August 25: Indian troops desecrate the Central Jamia Mosque, Srinagar. Hundreds of believers were severely beaten up and dozens of innocent people arrested by the Indian troops.
- September 15: Hindu right-wing BJP leader Jia Lal Taploo is shot dead by unknown attackers.
- November 4: Neel Kanth Ganjoo who had sentenced JKLF leader Maqbool Butt to death is killed.
- December 8: JKLF kidnaps Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who is viewed as India's prime Kashmiri collaborator.
- December 13: Rubaiya is released unharmed in exchange of five JKLF men detained by occupation authorities.
- December 15: Curfew is imposed in entire Valley and five people are killed by police.
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