When Another `Indian Agent’ Was Killed in Kashmir!

Kashmir Rechords Exclusive

Thirty-four years ago, on March 25, 1990, another “ Indian Agent’’ was  killed! This time, the `Agent’ was  a former Legislator, Mir Mustafa, who was first kidnapped and later hanged to death by terrorists on a killing spree.

As per the  relevant newspaper reports available with  the Kashmir Rechords, before pronouncing a “death sentence’’, terrorists had “interrogated’’ the slain leader and made him  to `confess’ his `crime’.

Ghulam Mustafa Mir, popularly known as “Mir Mustafa’  was a  former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, representing  Chadoora constituency.

On the fateful day of March 24, 1990, Mir Mustafa was abducted by terrorists  for being an “Indian Intelligence’’ Agent. It was Radio Pakistan, who was providing inputs to terrorists to execute their plans. That was evident from the fact that Radio Pakistan had initially demanded release of 10 terrorists in lieu of abducted Mir Mustafa.   As negotiations did not materialise, Mir Mustafa was killed and his body found lying  on March 25, 1990 in Batmaloo area, after dubbing him a `Mukhjbir’. Local and national dailies  had carried the  shocking incident of his death in their March 26, 1990 editions.

Where are Mir Mustafa’s killers?

Even as his killers were identified after then Governor Jagmohan had handed over the case to CBI, it took 18 years after his death to sentence a former Hizbul Mujahedeen terrorist to 19-years rigorous imprisonment by a TADA court in February  2009. The court had   convicted Mohmmad Maqbool Tantray of conspiring with the other accused in kidnapping and killing of Mir Mustafa in 1990. Incidentally, authorities in June 1990 had released the pictures of three terrorists responsible for the killing of Mir Mustafa, whose whereabouts are, however, still unknown.

Mir Mustafa’s killing is  yet another instance where fair  justice has not been delivered to  the   nears and dears  of  Bhats, Taploos, Pandits,  Pirs , Ganjoos or Ranjoors  who were all  killed by terrorists  only for representing India in Kashmir.