Srinagar, April 28 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, a widow from Warpora village in Handwara, whose husband died due to severe torture by Indian troops, has been waiting for justice for the past 16 years.

Life took an ugly turn for Taja Begum, when the troops picked up her husband, Muhammad Ramzan, on January 22, 1992.

“Without any reason, the troops ruthlessly thrashed my husband. He was finally released in half-dead state on January 26,” said Taja Begum, adding, “What was my husband’s fault?  He was sole breadwinner of the family. Life has become an ordeal for us.”  “I want to see my husband’s killers behind bars,” she demanded.

Ramzan’s son, Manzoor Ahmad still remembers the horrible scene. “It was terrible to see the condition of my father as blood was oozing out from his mouth and nose. I wept as my father was looking at me. But he couldn’t utter a word.” The family members tried to rush Ramzan to hospital, but the troopers didn’t allow.

“When we resisted, the troops threatened us of dire consequences. But somehow, we managed to take him to Handwara hospital where doctors referred him to Srinagar. But he succumbed to injuries on way,” Manzoor added. 

The family had approached the so-called State Human Rights Commission. But the police has not submitted a factual report to the Commission so far and is using dilly-dallying tactics to probe the killing.