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'''Ravindra Hareshwar Mhatre''' was a 48 year old Indian diplomat in [[UK]] who was kidnapped and later | '''Ravindra Hareshwar Mhatre''' was a 48 year old Indian diplomat in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] who was kidnapped and later killed in [[Birmingham]] in 1984 by British Kashmiri militants who were associated with the [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front]]. | ||
== Abduction and killing == | == Abduction and killing == | ||
Ravindra | Ravindra Mhatre, a second-ranking official in India's consular office in Birmingham, was abducted in Birmingham as he stepped out of a bus, carrying a birthday cake for his daughter Asha. He was held captive for three days in the [[Alum Rock, Birmingham|Alum Rock]] neighborhood of Birmingham,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ray|first=Devasish|date=2004|title=Suspect in 1984 killing of Indian diplomat arrested|work=India Post|url=http://www.indiapost.com/members/story.php?story_id=2560|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050222065034/http://www.indiapost.com/members/story.php?story_id=2560|archive-date=22 February 2005}}</ref> an area that was predominantly inhabited by [[British Mirpuris]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Reuters|date=1984-02-06|title=BRITISH FIND THE BODY OF INDIAN DIPLOMAT WHO WAS ABDUCTED|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/06/world/british-find-the-body-of-indian-diplomat-who-was-abducted.html|access-date=2021-12-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | ||
According to a police spokesman, Mhatre's body was found two days later in a farm lane about 20 miles southeast of Birmingham.<ref name= | According to a police spokesman, Mhatre's body was found two days later in a farm lane about 20 miles southeast of Birmingham.<ref name=":0" /> The [[JKLF|Jammu Kashmir Liberation Army]] claimed responsibility and demanded a ransom of 1 million pounds ($1.84 million) and the release of militant prisoned in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timelines.ws/20thcent/1984.HTML|title = Timeline 1984}}</ref> | ||
The kidnapping was a failed attempt to secure the release from prison of the | The kidnapping was a failed attempt to secure the release from prison of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front's founder [[Maqbool Bhat]]. A £1m ransom demand was sent to media outlets.<ref name="DiplomatMurder">{{cite news|title=Diplomat murder accused on trial|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/4457862.stm|accessdate=18 May 2017|publisher=BBC|date=21 November 2005}}</ref> | ||
==Perpetrators== | ==Perpetrators== | ||
Mohammed Riaz and Abdul Quayyam Raja, then 27, were convicted of the murder of Mhatre. | Mohammed Riaz and Abdul Quayyam Raja, then 27, were convicted of the murder of Mhatre. A third suspect, then aged 21 was arrested and imprisoned for 20 years until 2004. | ||
A third suspect, then aged 21 was arrested and imprisoned for 20 years until 2004. | |||
Abdul Quayyam Raja was arrested and indicted in Birmingham in February 1984.<ref name="FatalKidnapping">{{cite news|title=Kashmiri Accused in England Of Indian's Fatal Kidnapping|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/26/world/kashmiri-accused-in-england-of-indian-s-fatal-kidnapping.html|accessdate=18 May 2017 | Abdul Quayyam Raja was arrested and indicted in Birmingham in February 1984.<ref name="FatalKidnapping">{{cite news|date=26 February 1984|title=Kashmiri Accused in England Of Indian's Fatal Kidnapping|work=New York Times|agency=AP|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/26/world/kashmiri-accused-in-england-of-indian-s-fatal-kidnapping.html|accessdate=18 May 2017}}</ref> | ||
Mohammad Aslam Mirza, 48, a British citizen and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) militant, was arrested in 2004 in the United States for overstaying his visa. Fingerprints revealed that he was a member of the JKLF, and fingerprints on the gun used to murder Mhatre revealed that he was wanted for the kidnap and murder of Mhatre. Mirza told the court he was not involved in the murder and said that he was appalled by the charges and had no recollection of the events of 1984 due to severe memory problems. He told the court that after the killing he had gone to Kashmir on family business.<ref> | Mohammad Aslam Mirza, 48, a British citizen and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) militant, was arrested in 2004 in the United States for overstaying his visa. Fingerprints revealed that he was a member of the JKLF, and fingerprints on the gun used to murder Mhatre revealed that he was wanted for the kidnap and murder of Mhatre. Mirza told the court he was not involved in the murder and said that he was appalled by the charges and had no recollection of the events of 1984 due to severe memory problems. He told the court that after the killing he had gone to Kashmir on family business.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 December 2005|title=UK court acquits JKLF extremist|work=The Tribune|agency=UNI|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051205/world.htm#4}}</ref> | ||
Mirza had left his wife Sakina Bibi and seven children in Birmingham and left for Pakistan in 1984 | Mirza had left his wife Sakina Bibi and seven children in Birmingham and left for Pakistan in 1984.<ref>[http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/mercury/content_objectid=14025893_method=full_siteid=50002_headline=-Mids-man-held-over-1984-killing-name_page.html icBirmingham - Mids man held over 1984 killing]</ref> He married Ann Aslam in [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania]], in 2001, and managed a Pottsville apartment complex.<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/UK/UPdated_Cases/1_Mhatre_Murder.htm Untitled Document<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
==Impact and commemoration== | ==Impact and commemoration== | ||
The [[People's Justice Party (UK)|People's Justice Party]], supported by [[British Mirpuri community|Mirpuri Pakistanis in the UK]] grew out of the campaign to get Mhatre's killers released. The original movement, called FRAQ - "Free Riaz and Quayyam" – campaign, later changed to "Justice for Kashmir", then the "Justice Party", before settling on its final name.<ref> | The [[People's Justice Party (UK)|People's Justice Party]], supported by [[British Mirpuri community|Mirpuri Pakistanis in the UK]] grew out of the campaign to get Mhatre's killers released. The original movement, called FRAQ - "Free Riaz and Quayyam" – campaign, later changed to "Justice for Kashmir", then the "Justice Party", before settling on its final name.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prasad|first=Raekha|date=2002-06-19|title=Tough justice|url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2002/jun/19/localgovernment.guardiansocietysupplement|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-19|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{citation |last1=Sökefeld |first1=Martin |first2=Marta |last2=Bolognani |chapter="Kashmiris in Britain: A political project or a social reality |pages=119–120 |title=Pakistan and Its Diaspora: Multidisciplinary Approaches |editor1-first=Marta |editor1-last=Bolognani |editor2-first=Stephen M. |editor2-last=Lyon |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2011 |isbn=978-0230119079 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7bXGAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA119}}</ref> | ||
A bridge in the Indian city of Pune popularly known as Mhatre Bridge is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1685178/Ravindra-Mhatre-Bridge|title=Ravindra Mhatre Bridge - Pune}}</ref> | A bridge in the Indian city of Pune popularly known as Mhatre Bridge is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1685178/Ravindra-Mhatre-Bridge|title=Ravindra Mhatre Bridge - Pune}}</ref> | ||
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Ravindra Mhatre | |
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| Born | 1936 |
| Died | 6 February 1984 (aged 47–48) |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Nationality | Indian |
Ravindra Hareshwar Mhatre was a 48 year old Indian diplomat in the UK who was kidnapped and later killed in Birmingham in 1984 by British Kashmiri militants who were associated with the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front.
Abduction and killing[edit | edit source]
Ravindra Mhatre, a second-ranking official in India's consular office in Birmingham, was abducted in Birmingham as he stepped out of a bus, carrying a birthday cake for his daughter Asha. He was held captive for three days in the Alum Rock neighborhood of Birmingham,[1] an area that was predominantly inhabited by British Mirpuris.[2]
According to a police spokesman, Mhatre's body was found two days later in a farm lane about 20 miles southeast of Birmingham.[2] The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Army claimed responsibility and demanded a ransom of 1 million pounds ($1.84 million) and the release of militant prisoned in India.[3]
The kidnapping was a failed attempt to secure the release from prison of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front's founder Maqbool Bhat. A £1m ransom demand was sent to media outlets.[4]
Perpetrators[edit | edit source]
Mohammed Riaz and Abdul Quayyam Raja, then 27, were convicted of the murder of Mhatre. A third suspect, then aged 21 was arrested and imprisoned for 20 years until 2004.
Abdul Quayyam Raja was arrested and indicted in Birmingham in February 1984.[5]
Mohammad Aslam Mirza, 48, a British citizen and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) militant, was arrested in 2004 in the United States for overstaying his visa. Fingerprints revealed that he was a member of the JKLF, and fingerprints on the gun used to murder Mhatre revealed that he was wanted for the kidnap and murder of Mhatre. Mirza told the court he was not involved in the murder and said that he was appalled by the charges and had no recollection of the events of 1984 due to severe memory problems. He told the court that after the killing he had gone to Kashmir on family business.[6]
Mirza had left his wife Sakina Bibi and seven children in Birmingham and left for Pakistan in 1984.[7] He married Ann Aslam in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in 2001, and managed a Pottsville apartment complex.[8]
Impact and commemoration[edit | edit source]
The People's Justice Party, supported by Mirpuri Pakistanis in the UK grew out of the campaign to get Mhatre's killers released. The original movement, called FRAQ - "Free Riaz and Quayyam" – campaign, later changed to "Justice for Kashmir", then the "Justice Party", before settling on its final name.[9][10]
A bridge in the Indian city of Pune popularly known as Mhatre Bridge is named after him.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ray, Devasish (2004). "Suspect in 1984 killing of Indian diplomat arrested". India Post. Archived from the original on 22 February 2005.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reuters (6 February 1984). "BRITISH FIND THE BODY OF INDIAN DIPLOMAT WHO WAS ABDUCTED". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Timeline 1984".
- ↑ "Diplomat murder accused on trial". BBC. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "Kashmiri Accused in England Of Indian's Fatal Kidnapping". New York Times. AP. 26 February 1984. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "UK court acquits JKLF extremist". The Tribune. UNI. 4 December 2005.
- ↑ icBirmingham - Mids man held over 1984 killing
- ↑ Untitled Document
- ↑ Prasad, Raekha (19 June 2002). "Tough justice". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Sökefeld, Martin; Bolognani, Marta (2011), ""Kashmiris in Britain: A political project or a social reality", in Bolognani, Marta; Lyon, Stephen M. (eds.), Pakistan and Its Diaspora: Multidisciplinary Approaches, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 119–120, ISBN 978-0230119079
- ↑ "Ravindra Mhatre Bridge - Pune".