An Independent Fact Finding Team visited Indore on August 5, 2008 to inquire into the incidents of July 3-4, 2008 and its long term affect
The Team comprised of:
Dr Syeda Hameed: Member, Planning Commission, Govt of India
Shabnam Hashmi: Member, National Integration Council, MHA, Social Activist
The following account is compiled and written by Shabnam Hashmi on the basis on the one day visit, testimonies of the close relatives of those who died , testimonies of the injured and individual and group discussions with the local human right activists, and an analysis of the media reports of the above period which were submitted to the IFFT.
Dr Syeda Hameed as member of the Planning Commission will be looking at the long term affect of these incidents. The present account deals with the findings and recommendations.
The team visited the following areas:
Juna Risala
Sindhi Colony
Khajrana
Khajrana Village
The following victims / relatives of the victims deposed before the team:
Juna Risala
1. Nazneen- mother of the deceased Mohd Rizwan
2. Abdur Rehman- Advocate and uncle of the deceased Mohd Rizwan
3. Salman Ahmed- 18 yrs, B Com Final- Bullet Injury
4. Gulam Ahmed Khan- locality leader
5. Irshad Khan-19 yrs, bullet Injury
6. Gulrez-19 yrs- bullet injury
7. Rafik s/o victim Alla Baksh – injured- bullet injury
8. Faiz-17 yrs-s/o victim-Aijazul Hasan, bullet injury
9. Nizamuddin, Father of the deceased Zeeshan
10. Salma Parveen, Mother of the deceased Zeeshan
11. Mohd Hanif Pyare Mian employer of the deceased Zeeshanal
12. Members of the local community ( approx 40 people)
Sindhi Colony
1. Khattumal Makhija father of the deceased Hem Chand Makhija
2. Sheela Devi Makhija mother of the deceased Hem Chand Makhija
3. Shanker Tejwani friend of the deceased Hem Chand Makhija
Khajrana
1. Mehrunnisa mother of the deceased Imran- 17 yrs
2. Abdul Rafiq father of the deceased
3. Zaibunnisa- grand mother of the deceased Imran
4. Members of the local community ( approx 10 people)
Khajrana Village
1. Nana Patel father of the deceased Anwar Patel- 19 yrs
2. Mohd Imtiaz brother of Mehmood
3. Rasheeda, Wife of Mehmood
4. Shama Bi, Mother of Mehmood
5. Members of the local community ( approx 50 people)
The team met the following officials:
District Magistrate
Superintendent of Police
Additional District Magistrate
I am writing the account of what we saw and heard. One day is neither enough to understand and grasp the intensity of any communal attack nor to share the grief of the victims. The background of the Amarnath dispute has been contributed in the report by Dr Ram Puniyani.
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