Young tourist From Chennai succumbs after being injured by stone-pelters Near Srinagar, J&K

[Hitman]

A tourist from Chennai has tragically succumbed at SKIMS Hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Soura after having been grievously injured by stone pelters earlier on Monday.

Twenty-two-year-old R Thirumani suffered an injury to the head after being hit during clashes on the outskirts of Srinagar in the morning. He was taken to the hospital but the doctors weren't able to save him.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti is at the hospital at the time of writing. A case has reportedly been registered and investigations have been initiated, police officials have said.

Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah has issued the following tweets, including about another person who is injured in the stone-pelting:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’ve killed a tourist by throwing stones at the vehicle he was travelling in. Let’s try and wrap our heads around the fact that we stoned a tourist, a guest, to death while we glorify these stone pelters & their methods.</p>— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmarAbdullah/status/993532998657159169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">7 May 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This young man from Chennai died in my constituency & while I don’t support these goons, their methods or their ideology I’m deeply, deeply sorry that this happened at all & that too in an area I’ve been proud to represent since 2014.</p>— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmarAbdullah/status/993534792640684034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">7 May 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m also pained to know that among the injured from the stone pelting in Narbal is a young woman from Handwara in North Kashmir. I pray she & the others injured make a quick recovery.</p>— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmarAbdullah/status/993535519438106624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">7 May 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Swashbuckler]

Sad news, why are the stone pelters targeting tourists who will only benefit the local economy? RIP to the deceased and hope the injured recover well and good.

 

[Hitman]

Sad news, why are the stone pelters targeting tourists who will only benefit the local economy? RIP to the deceased and hope the injured recover well and good.

Because they are paid to do so.

 

[Madplayer]

Really devastated by this news. RIP.

 

[desi_launda]

I was also personally stone pelted in Kashmir valley in 2014 because the vehicle had a Jammu registration number

 

[Madplayer]

I was also personally stone pelted in Kashmir valley in 2014 because the vehicle had a Jammu registration number

I am very sorry for this. Did the stone pelters yell this out or what?

 

[Varun]

I was also personally stone pelted in Kashmir valley in 2014 because the vehicle had a Jammu registration number

?

Which registration would they 'prefer'? An Azad Kashmir one? And how would such a vehicle even ride around in Indian territory anyway?

 

[Napa]

I am very sorry for this. Did the stone pelters yell this out or what?

?

Which registration would they 'prefer'? An Azad Kashmir one? And how would such a vehicle even ride around in Indian territory anyway?

I think his point is that he was pelted because the pelters thought he was from Jammu which is the Hindu majority part of J&K.

I am surprised that tourists of any sort still go to Kashmir. With this death the perception of Kashmir for tourists will only worsen further.

 

[Varun]

I think his point is that he was pelted because the pelters thought he was from Jammu which is the Hindu majority part of J&K.

I am surprised that tourists of any sort still go to Kashmir. With this death the perception of Kashmir for tourists will only worsen further.

The guy was from Tamil Nadu. Which donut thought he was from Jammu or Kashmir?

In any case, vehicles in the state have a uniform 'JK' registration, do they not?

 

[Napa]

The guy was from Tamil Nadu. Which donut thought he was from Jammu or Kashmir?

In any case, vehicles in the state have a uniform 'JK' registration, do they not?

I was not writing about the tourist who died, I was replying to [MENTION=136555]desi_launda[/MENTION] wrote "I was also personally stone pelted in Kashmir valley in 2014 because the vehicle had a Jammu registration number".

 

[big_gamer007]

Really sad news.. RIP to the young kid..

I have been to Kashmir twice and it really was heaven don’t think I’ll ever go now till situation becomes peaceful..

 

[troodon]

When you throw stones at a target, some will hit unlucky ones. RIP to the TN guy.

Tourism will suffer and the biggest losers in this will be local businesses in Kashmir.

 

[CanadianG00se]

Now what does the local Kashmiris have to say about this!
Was this poor guy posing any threat to them?
Why did they pelted stone at him?

RIP

 

[waqar goraya]

Five separatists and 6 civilian protesters were also murdered by Indian forces in Kashmir couple of days back.
A university professor also died among them for he had decided to pick up arms against Indian regime.

The innocent tourist should have not met this end but when there is law of jungle in the valley then some people can also behave like animals. This incident is not normal but then there is nothing normal in Kashmir. Violence breeds violence.

Nevertheless, it shows how grim the situation is in Indian Kashmir. A very good article by Dawn on the situation in Kashmir.

THE year so far has been a bloody one for India-held Kashmir as some 120 people have been killed in various violent incidents since January. Sunday also witnessed a spate of violence in the troubled region as five armed men — a university professor who taught sociology among them — were killed by Indian troops, while five protesters died when security forces opened fire on them. It is simply not acceptable for any state’s security apparatus to open fire on a crowd of unarmed protesters. There are less lethal ways to control crowds, but it is doubtful that India believes in these, preferring, instead, to unleash maximum brutality upon the Kashmiris. Meanwhile, a university teacher’s joining a group of armed fighters indicates the depth of Kashmiris’ disillusionment with Delhi’s suffocating rule in the region. While earlier, perhaps, a narrower segment of society was seen taking up arms against the Indian state due to the regime’s militarised handling of Kashmiri dissent, a wider cross section of society — intellectuals, students etc — now appear willing to fight as they have lost faith in any political process aimed at securing their rights. The decision-makers in Delhi, who have placed nearly half a million troops in the held region, need to reflect on their failed policies. Moreover, under Narendra Modi’s rule, there have been moves to roll back the autonomous position Kashmir has in the Indian constitution. Couple this with the acts of extremists — such as the recent brutal rape and murder of a young Muslim girl — and the roots of Kashmiri rage can easily be traced.

Instead of using more violence to quell protests and fuelling a cycle of further bloodshed, both the administration in Srinagar and those who call the shots in Delhi need to revisit their approach. The militarised response to Kashmiri unrest has been an abject failure, and if such state-sponsored brutality continues the whole region may be engulfed by a renewed wave of protests with Kashmiris doing all they can to secure freedom. India must deal with Kashmir with respect, and respond to the legitimate grievances of the held region’s people. However, considering the right-wing clique that currently holds power in Delhi, and its counterparts in Kashmir, this is difficult to expect. The Hindutva brigade should realise that force has failed to dampen the Kashmiri spirit for over three decades, therefore, a new approach is required.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1406313/kashmiri-killings

 

[Madplayer]

I think his point is that he was pelted because the pelters thought he was from Jammu which is the Hindu majority part of J&K.

How did the stone pelters know the vehicle was from Jammu? How does desi launda know they pelted stones at him because they thought the vehicle was from Jammu? 2+2= he is lying

I am surprised that tourists of any sort still go to Kashmir. With this death the perception of Kashmir for tourists will only worsen further.

The same way tourists go to Goa after little foreign girls were kidnapped and raped by Indians or uttarakhand where tourists are molested every now and then.

 

[pillionrider]

There are quite a few Kashmiris in Tamil Nadu's tourist towns especially the temple towns running handicrafts stores. Most of them are decent hard working folks. Hope they have eyes in the backs of their heads.

Don't have any sympathy for one store though in Mahabalipuram. Had a run in with them a few years back

 

[Romali_rotti]

India needs to follow the Chinese methods here, I heard the minute there was an islamic uprising on a Chinese territory they moved a bucketload of their citizens whom were non muslims to the section where there was the uprising and overpopulated the area which eventually killed off the uprising. No need for Indian army to be in Kashmir and keep causing the ongoing retaliatory violence, when this solution will seal the deal and stone pelters...

 

[moghul]

All of the India is sad on this tourist's death, I'm too, but what bout all those hundreds of unarmed Kashmiris youngsters killed by Indian armed forces ? Well its easy, lets label them "terrorist" and move on.

 

[Madplayer]

All of the India is sad on this tourist's death, I'm too, but what bout all those hundreds of unarmed Kashmiris youngsters killed by Indian armed forces ? Well its easy, lets label them "terrorist" and move on.

You will see only Indians doing politics over this matter while the entire Kashmir has condemned it unequivocally. Indians have lost their conscience. Its the lowest of the low.

 

[Napa]

How did the stone pelters know the vehicle was from Jammu? How does desi launda know they pelted stones at him because they thought the vehicle was from Jammu? 2+2= he is lying

That is something for [MENTION=136555]desi_launda[/MENTION] to answer if he cares.

The same way tourists go to Goa after little foreign girls were kidnapped and raped by Indians or uttarakhand where tourists are molested every now and then.

Like everything else in the world it is a question of percentages. Millions of tourists come to Goa and if there are only isolated incidents Goa will still thought to be safe. Quite a few German tourists get killed in the US, but US is still thought to be safe because the percentage is very low.

 

[Swashbuckler]

You will see only Indians doing politics over this matter while the entire Kashmir has condemned it unequivocally. Indians have lost their conscience. Its the lowest of the low.

The person who died was from Chennai. There has been no sensationalism by any of the Tamil parties or social groups or news channels. Even in the local Tamil papers they were only talking about how GOI is mishandling the situation in Kashmir while also grieving the departed youngster. On the other hand in many FB pages (some of them Tamil media) where this news was carried out quite a few Kashmiris and Pakistanis were mocking the victim...so please get off your moral high horse. If you think all of Kashmir is innocent and all Indians have lost conscience you are clearly a hater.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Now Karnataka judges attacked by stone pelters. They were vacationing in Kashmir.

https://www.google.co.in/amp/www.re...mmu-kashmir-judges-escape-unhurt.html?v=5.8.2

 

[pillionrider]

There is either some agenda being pushed to the pelters

or

The situation has gotten so bad that the unsaid rules that used to be followed of generally not targeting civilians is being broken.

Modiji and his government appear to have only worsened things. Not sure what they've been doing wrong but they obviously haven't worked this out.

 

[Madplayer]

That is something for [MENTION=136555]desi_launda[/MENTION] to answer if he cares.



Like everything else in the world it is a question of percentages. Millions of tourists come to Goa and if there are only isolated incidents Goa will still thought to be safe. Quite a few German tourists get killed in the US, but US is still thought to be safe because the percentage is very low.

The percentages are also low in Kashmir. However, the sensationalism of Indian media makes things look worse. The presence of Indian army also doesnt present a good picture to the tourists because it presents a look of perpetual conflict.

 

[Rishikesh]

Now Karnataka judges attacked by stone pelters. They were vacationing in Kashmir.

https://www.google.co.in/amp/www.re...mmu-kashmir-judges-escape-unhurt.html?v=5.8.2

When ordinary people complained Kashmiris dismissed it as a indian media propaganda but when evidence were shared they dismissed it as an odd incident. How can anyone forget last year's amarnath Yatra attack in which eight pilgrims were killed.

 

[Madplayer]

The person who died was from Chennai. There has been no sensationalism by any of the Tamil parties or social groups or news channels. Even in the local Tamil papers they were only talking about how GOI is mishandling the situation in Kashmir while also grieving the departed youngster. On the other hand in many FB pages (some of them Tamil media) where this news was carried out quite a few Kashmiris and Pakistanis were mocking the victim...so please get off your moral high horse. If you think all of Kashmir is innocent and all Indians have lost conscience you are clearly a hater.

The agressor and the occupier cannot talk about morals to the oppressed. The police, the media is not even inquiring whether the tourist was killed by a car accident or whether he was hit by a stone. If a curfew was imposed, why was the vehicle allowed by Indian security forces to go through the troubled area? Why was there no outcry about so many civiliams killed by Indian forces in last 4-5 days and suddenly the media has woken up when one their countryman became a victim? Do you not see the propaganda which you are being fed? Do you not see how your opinions are being deliberately shaped to hate the opressed masses rather than the opressors?

Notwithstanding this, the whole of Kashmir including the separatists have unequivocally condemned this and said we hang our heads in shame over it. Thats the difference between Indians and Kashmiris. You celebrate the killing of our civilian youth by calling them Pakistani agents who deserved to die while we hang our heads in shame over the accidental death of a tourist from India. Our conscience is alive, you have cremated yours and are building a communal India from its ashes.

 

[Napa]

The percentages are also low in Kashmir. However, the sensationalism of Indian media makes things look worse. The presence of Indian army also doesnt present a good picture to the tourists because it presents a look of perpetual conflict.

Do you have data which says the percentages are low in Kashmir? I thought that the percentage is relatively high as the denominator is small given that few tourists visit.

 

[Adijazz1706]

So that's about 120-130 killed so far this year including this guy

 

[moghul]

So that's about 120-130 killed so far this year including this guy

Yes, "only" 120-130 youths in Kashmir were killed. That makes a very low "percentage" considering more than billion population of the country. So don;t worry, keep killing them "percenatage" will remain low.