Mohammad Farooq Shah
Moulvi Mohammad Farooq | |
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| Mirwaiz of Kashmir | |
| In office 1968 – 21 May 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah |
| Succeeded by | Mirwaiz Umar Farooq |
| Title | Mirwaiz-i-Kashmir |
| Personal | |
| Died | 21 May 1990 |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Mazar-e-Shuhada (martyr's graveyard), Eidgah Srinagar |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | 2, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq |
Mohammad Farooq Shah commonly known as Mirwaiz Moluvi Mohammad Farooq was the Mirwaiz of his time in Kashmir—north of India— and chairman of All Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, a coalition of disparate political parties in Jammu and Kashmir that sought resolution of the Kashmir conflict.[1][2]
Shah was assassinated on 21 May 1990 by gunmen at his residence at Nageen, Srinagar. His funeral procession , witnessed the bloodshed (known as Hawal massacre) near the Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar, wherein 72 people, including four women, were killed; his body was dropped in the middle of the road. This roused public sentiment and gave leverage to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's political work in the valley.[3]
Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mohammad Ayub Dar was convicted for the murder and Supreme Court of India upheld the conviction in 2010.[4]
Jammu and Kashmir Police on 16 May 2023, claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough into the assassination case of Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq by arresting two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants who were "evading arrest for over three decades".[5]
In the press briefing, the police said the arrested militants also includes the one who had entered into the bedroom of late Mirwaiz and opened fire at him.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Weaver, Mary Anne (10 June 1983). "Strategic Kashmir is divided by conflicting loyalties". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ BAZAZ, BHUSHAN. "My memories with the man". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ 21 May 1990: Holi played with blood
- ^ Murder Suspect Convicted, The Times of India, 22 July 2010.
- ^ Two Hizb militants arrested for Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq’s assassination, The Kashmir Pulse, 16 May 2023.