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| name = Farooq Ahmed Dar | | name = Farooq Ahmed Dar | ||
| alt = Bitta Karate | | alt = Bitta Karate | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = | ||
| native_name_lang = | | native_name_lang = | ||
| birth_name = Farooq Ahmed Dar | | birth_name = Farooq Ahmed Dar | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|01|01}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|01|01}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|J&K]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|J&K]], [[India]] | ||
| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian nationality law|Indian]] | |||
| other_names = ''Bitta Karate'' | | other_names = ''Bitta Karate'' | ||
| years_active = 1990-date | | years_active = 1990-date | ||
| organization = [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front]] | | organization = [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front|JKLF]] | ||
| known_for = Killing of [[Kashmiri Hindu]]s during [[Ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus|ethnic cleansing]] in 1990. | | known_for = Killing of [[Kashmiri Hindu]]s during their [[Ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus|ethnic cleansing]] in 1990. | ||
| criminal_charge = Violation of [[Public Safety Act]]. | | criminal_charge = Violation of [[Public Safety Act]]. | ||
| criminal_penalty = ''Pending'' | | criminal_penalty = ''Pending'' | ||
| criminal_status = | | criminal_status = Arrested and detained by NIA | ||
| spouse = Assbah Arzoomand Khan | | spouse = Assbah Arzoomand Khan | ||
| mother = Fatima | | mother = Fatima | ||
}} | }} | ||
Dar | '''Farooq Ahmed Dar''' known by his [[nom de guerre]] '''Bitta Karate''', is a [[Kashmiri separatist movement|Kashmiri-separatist]] militant, who currently serves as the chairman of the [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front]] (R) in the [[Kashmir Valley]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. | ||
Dar has admitted on camera to the killing of multiple [[Kashmiri Pandits|Kashmiri Hindu Pandits]] during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency leading up to the [[Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus|exodus]] of Kashmiri Pandits.<ref name="IT admitted"> | |||
{{Cite news |author=India Today Web Desk |title=When JKLF leader Bitta Karate admitted to killing 20 Kashmiri Pandits |work=India Today |date=22 May 2017 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bitta-karates-shocking-video-confession-when-the-jklf-leader-admitted-to-killing-20-kashmiri-pandits-978610-2017-05-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127021808/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bitta-karates-shocking-video-confession-when-the-jklf-leader-admitted-to-killing-20-kashmiri-pandits-978610-2017-05-22 |archive-date=20 January 2022}} | |||
</ref><ref name="DNA back in Kashmir"> | |||
{{cite news |last=Hassan |first=Ishfaq-ul |title='Butcher of Pandits' back in Kashmir hometown |work=DNA India |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-butcher-of-pandits-back-in-kashmir-hometown-1060576 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121121236/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-butcher-of-pandits-back-in-kashmir-hometown-1060576 |archive-date=21 January 2022}} | |||
</ref>{{sfn|Pandita|2013|pp=66–67}}<ref> | |||
{{cite AV media |title=Bitta Karate speaks: 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed's kidnap and the events in Kashmir thereafter. |publisher=WildFilmsIndia |via=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsDhlCBCD7Q |access-date=12 April 2022}} | |||
</ref> He however later claimed that he hadn't killed any Pandits and that the statement was made under duress.<ref name="IT NIA moves"> | |||
{{cite news |author=India Today Web Desk |title=India Today impact: NIA moves Hurriyat leaders 'Bitta Karate', 'Ghazi Baba' to unknown location for interrogation |work=India Today |date=25 May 2017 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bitta-karate-hurriyat-tapes-kashmiri-pandits-nia-jklf/1/962481.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121122403/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bitta-karate-hurriyat-tapes-kashmiri-pandits-nia-jklf-979111-2017-05-25 |archive-date=21 January 2022}} | |||
</ref> He was imprisoned from 1990 until 2006 under terrorism-related charges before being released on bail. He was arrested again in 2019 for [[terrorism financing|financing terrorism]].<ref name="TOI terror funding"> | |||
{{cite news |title=Separatist leaders arrested for terror funding accuse NIA of delaying case |work=The Times of India |date=13 March 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/separatist-leaders-arrested-for-terror-funding-accuse-nia-of-delaying-case/articleshow/68396415.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121123020/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/separatist-leaders-arrested-for-terror-funding-accuse-nia-of-delaying-case/articleshow/68396415.cms |archive-date=21 January 2022 }} | |||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Dar was born on | Dar was born on 1st January, 1973 in the Guru Bazar neighbourhood of the city of [[Srinagar]] in the [[Kashmir Valley]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]] into a [[Kashmiri Muslim]] family of the [[Dar (surname)|Dar]] clan. While "Bitta" was his [[Hypocorism|pet name]], he was given the suffix "Karate" because of his mastery in [[martial arts]]. Dar used to work for his [[family business]] until he left his home to become a militant in his early 20s. He became infamous during the militancy of the 1990s.<ref name=kashmirnewz.com>{{cite news |last=Hamid |first=Peerzada Arshad |title=The Verdict Violated |publisher=kashmirnewz.com |date=12 June 2006 |url=http://www.kashmirnewz.com/story12d01062006.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120071936/http://www.kashmirnewz.com/story12d01062006.html |archive-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Militancy== | ||
In 1988, Farooq Ahmed Dar was taken across the [[Line of Control|LoC]] to [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir|Pakistan-administered Kashmir]] by the then [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front|JKLF]] chief commander [[Ashfaq Majeed Wani]] for armed training. Dar was [[blindfold]]ed and then taken to Pakistan-administered Kashmir along with other "trainees" where they received 32-day armed training.<ref name="IT Bitta Karate said"> | |||
In 1988, Farooq Ahmed Dar was taken across the [[Line of Control|LoC]] to [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir|Pakistan-administered Kashmir]] by the then [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front|JKLF]] chief commander [[Ashfaq Majeed Wani]] for armed training. Dar was [[blindfold]]ed and then taken to Pakistan | {{citation |author=India Today Web Desk|title=Kashmir genocide: What Bitta Karate aka Farooq Ahmed Dar said 31 years ago |newspaper=India Today |date=16 March 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kashmir-genocide-bitta-karate-aka-farooq-ahmed-dar-the-kashmir-files-1925979-2022-03-16}} | ||
</ref>{{additional citation|date=March 2022}} | |||
Farooq Ahmad Dar operated as a militant of the [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front]] and participated in the militant activities.<ref name="IT admitted"/> | |||
He has admitted on camera to have killed over 20 Kashmiri Pandits.<ref name="IT admitted"/>{{sfn|Pandita|2013|pp=66–67}} His first victim was a young businessman, Satish Kumar Tickoo, whom Dar knew and often took a lift from. Tickoo was called out of his house and shot to be killed on 2 February 1990.{{sfn|Pandita|2013|pp=65–66}}<ref name="Hindu Down South"> | |||
{{cite news |last=Pandita |first=Rahul |title=A Cry For Kashmiri Pandits From Down South |newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-cry-for-kashmiri-pandits-from-down-south/article6305496.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121124607/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-cry-for-kashmiri-pandits-from-down-south/article6305496.ece |archive-date=21 January 2022 }} | |||
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He apparently used to get orders (for execution) from [[Ashfaq Majeed Wani]] or other superiors in the [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front|JKLF]].<ref name="IT Bitta Karate said"/> | |||
According to Kashmiri Muslim sources in downtown Kashmir, Dar would walk armed on the streets of [[Srinagar]] in search of Kashmiri Pandits and on spotting, he would take out his pistol and shoot at them.<ref name="Caravan pathology"> | |||
{{cite news |last=Pandita |first=Rahul |title=The Pathology of Oversight |newspaper=The Caravan |date=13 February 2015 |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/farooq-ahmed-dar-bjp-politics-kashmir |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121130758/https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/farooq-ahmed-dar-bjp-politics-kashmir |archive-date=21 January 2022 }} | |||
</ref><ref name="Hindu Down South" /> He used [[pistol]]s to kill civilians and [[AK-47]] to attack and fire at [[Indian Security Forces]]. He admitted to killing at least 20 people in 1990 during the insurgency.<ref name="IT Bitta Karate said"/><ref name="IT admitted"/> According to the convener of [[Panun Kashmir]], he had admitted to killing 42 Kashmiri Pandits.<ref name="DNA back in Kashmir"/> Dar later claimed that he hadn't killed any Pandits and that the statement was made under duress.<ref name="IT NIA moves"/><ref name="IT Bitta Karate said"/> | |||
===1990 arrest === | |||
Farooq Ahmed Dar, along with two of his associates, was arrested by [[Border Security Force]] on 22 June 1990 from [[Srinagar]]. He was arrested and [[Detention (imprisonment)|detained]] under the Public Safety Act and had 19 | Farooq Ahmed Dar, along with two of his associates, was arrested by [[Border Security Force]] on 22 June 1990 from [[Srinagar]]. He was arrested and [[Detention (imprisonment)|detained]] under the Public Safety Act and had 19 cases against him. He remained under detention for 16 years and was released on indefinite bail in October 2006. Dar was detained in various prisons across India. He served time in Kot Bhalwal Jail in [[Jammu]], District Jail in [[Kathua]], Central Jail in [[Jodhpur]], Central Jail in [[Agra]] etc.<ref name="DNA back in Kashmir"/><ref name=kashmirnewz.com/><ref name="Hindu Down South" /><ref name="Caravan pathology"/><ref name="oneindia warm reception"> | ||
{{cite news |title=Warm reception to Bitta Karate in Srinagar on his release |publisher=oneindia.com |date=27 October 2006 |url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/27/warm-reception-to-bitta-karate-in-srinagar-on-his-release-1161948974.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121134131/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/27/warm-reception-to-bitta-karate-in-srinagar-on-his-release-1161948974.html |archive-date=21 January 2022}} | |||
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===2006 indefinite bail and release=== | |||
On 23 October 2006, a court enforcing [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA court) in [[Jammu]] granted bail to Dar and he was handed over to his family on 25 October 2006.<ref name=" | On 23 October 2006, a court enforcing [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA court) in [[Jammu]] granted bail to Dar and he was handed over to his family on 25 October 2006.<ref name="Caravan pathology"/><ref name="oneindia warm reception" /> He was initially granted bail for four months against a [[bail bond]] and personal surety of {{INRConvert|1|l|1|no|to=USD|year=2006}} each. Dar was released after spending 16 years in jail. His detention under the Public Safety Act was quashed by the [[Supreme Court of India]] before his release from jail. His release was condemned by several Kashmiri Pandit organizations. Dar got a warm reception from his supporters in Kashmir. Large number of supporters assembled at his house where flower petals and [[confetti]] was showered on him. Then, Dar was taken out in a procession to an [[Eidgah]] where prayers were offered.<ref name="DNA back in Kashmir"/><ref name="oneindia warm reception" /> | ||
While dictating the verdict, the TADA court judge, Justice Wani remarked: | While dictating the verdict, the TADA court judge, Justice Wani remarked: | ||
{{Quotation|The court is aware of the fact that the allegations against the accused are of serious nature and carry a punishment of death sentence or life imprisonment but the fact is that the prosecution has shown total disinterest in arguing the case.<ref name=" | {{Quotation|The court is aware of the fact that the allegations against the accused are of serious nature and carry a punishment of death sentence or life imprisonment but the fact is that the prosecution has shown total disinterest in arguing the case.<ref name="Caravan pathology"/>}} | ||
===2006-2019 political career=== | ===2006-2019 political career=== | ||
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===2019 arrest and detention in terror funding case=== | ===2019 arrest and detention in terror funding case=== | ||
The [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) arrested him again in 2019 on charges of [[Terrorism financing|terror funding]].<ref name=" | The [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) arrested him again in 2019 on charges of [[Terrorism financing|terror funding]].<ref name="TOI terror funding"/> NIA has charged Dar, Sayeed Salahudeen, and others of "conspiring to wage war against the government" and fomenting trouble in the Kashmir Valley.<ref name="TOI terror funding"/> His co-accused is the [[Hizbul Mujahideen]]'s head [[Sayeed Salahudeen]].<ref name="TOI terror funding"/> | ||
A Kashmiri pandit has called for the reopening of the trial against Dar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2022 |others=PTI |title=Hearing in Bitta Karate case deferred |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/hearing-in-bitta-karate-case-deferred-386905 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=The Tribune India}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Persecution of Hindus]] | |||
* [[Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus]] | |||
* [[2003 Nadimarg massacre|2003 Nadimarg massacre of Kashmiri Hindus]] | |||
* [[1998 Wandhama massacre|1998 Wandhama massacre of Kashmiri Hindus]] | |||
* [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmir intifada]] | |||
* [[Terrorism in India]] | * [[Terrorism in India]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Islamic terrorism#India|Islamic Terrorism in India]] | ||
* [[Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism]] | * [[Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism|Pakistani-sponsored terrorism in India]] | ||
== Notes == | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{ | * {{cite book |last=Pandita |first=Rahul |date=2013 |title=Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits |publisher=Random House India |isbn=978-81-8400-390-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kuY1glf2n0YC&pg=PT66}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* Manoj Raghuvanshi, [https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/05/29/bitta-karate-kashmir-jammu-kashmir-liberation-front Portrait of a Killer: An interview with Bitta Karate], Newstrack (via Newslaundry), 29 May 2017, original footage from 1990. | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsugXE_1dt0&t=1189s JKLF Leader Bitta Karate Admits To Killing 20 Kashmiri Pandits], India Today (via YouTube), 23 May 2017. | |||
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Revision as of 08:07, 3 November 2022
Farooq Ahmed Dar | |
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| Born | Farooq Ahmed Dar 1 January 1973 |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Other names | Bitta Karate |
| Years active | 1990-date |
| Organization | JKLF |
| Known for | Killing of Kashmiri Hindus during their ethnic cleansing in 1990. |
| Criminal charge(s) | Violation of Public Safety Act. |
| Criminal penalty | Pending |
| Criminal status | Arrested and detained by NIA |
| Spouse(s) | Assbah Arzoomand Khan |
| Parent(s) |
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Farooq Ahmed Dar known by his nom de guerre Bitta Karate, is a Kashmiri-separatist militant, who currently serves as the chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Dar has admitted on camera to the killing of multiple Kashmiri Hindu Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency leading up to the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits.[1][2][3][4] He however later claimed that he hadn't killed any Pandits and that the statement was made under duress.[5] He was imprisoned from 1990 until 2006 under terrorism-related charges before being released on bail. He was arrested again in 2019 for financing terrorism.[6]
Early life
Dar was born on 1st January, 1973 in the Guru Bazar neighbourhood of the city of Srinagar in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Muslim family of the Dar clan. While "Bitta" was his pet name, he was given the suffix "Karate" because of his mastery in martial arts. Dar used to work for his family business until he left his home to become a militant in his early 20s. He became infamous during the militancy of the 1990s.[7]
Militancy
In 1988, Farooq Ahmed Dar was taken across the LoC to Pakistan-administered Kashmir by the then JKLF chief commander Ashfaq Majeed Wani for armed training. Dar was blindfolded and then taken to Pakistan-administered Kashmir along with other "trainees" where they received 32-day armed training.[8][additional citation(s) needed]
Farooq Ahmad Dar operated as a militant of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front and participated in the militant activities.[1] He has admitted on camera to have killed over 20 Kashmiri Pandits.[1][3] His first victim was a young businessman, Satish Kumar Tickoo, whom Dar knew and often took a lift from. Tickoo was called out of his house and shot to be killed on 2 February 1990.[9][10] He apparently used to get orders (for execution) from Ashfaq Majeed Wani or other superiors in the JKLF.[8] According to Kashmiri Muslim sources in downtown Kashmir, Dar would walk armed on the streets of Srinagar in search of Kashmiri Pandits and on spotting, he would take out his pistol and shoot at them.[11][10] He used pistols to kill civilians and AK-47 to attack and fire at Indian Security Forces. He admitted to killing at least 20 people in 1990 during the insurgency.[8][1] According to the convener of Panun Kashmir, he had admitted to killing 42 Kashmiri Pandits.[2] Dar later claimed that he hadn't killed any Pandits and that the statement was made under duress.[5][8]
1990 arrest
Farooq Ahmed Dar, along with two of his associates, was arrested by Border Security Force on 22 June 1990 from Srinagar. He was arrested and detained under the Public Safety Act and had 19 cases against him. He remained under detention for 16 years and was released on indefinite bail in October 2006. Dar was detained in various prisons across India. He served time in Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu, District Jail in Kathua, Central Jail in Jodhpur, Central Jail in Agra etc.[2][7][10][11][12]
2006 indefinite bail and release
On 23 October 2006, a court enforcing Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA court) in Jammu granted bail to Dar and he was handed over to his family on 25 October 2006.[11][12] He was initially granted bail for four months against a bail bond and personal surety of ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹2.6 lakh or US$3,624.10 in 2019) each. Dar was released after spending 16 years in jail. His detention under the Public Safety Act was quashed by the Supreme Court of India before his release from jail. His release was condemned by several Kashmiri Pandit organizations. Dar got a warm reception from his supporters in Kashmir. Large number of supporters assembled at his house where flower petals and confetti was showered on him. Then, Dar was taken out in a procession to an Eidgah where prayers were offered.[2][12]
While dictating the verdict, the TADA court judge, Justice Wani remarked:
The court is aware of the fact that the allegations against the accused are of serious nature and carry a punishment of death sentence or life imprisonment but the fact is that the prosecution has shown total disinterest in arguing the case.[11]
2006-2019 political career
Upon release from detention, Dar joined the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) where he worked his way up to become its chairman.
2019 arrest and detention in terror funding case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested him again in 2019 on charges of terror funding.[6] NIA has charged Dar, Sayeed Salahudeen, and others of "conspiring to wage war against the government" and fomenting trouble in the Kashmir Valley.[6] His co-accused is the Hizbul Mujahideen's head Sayeed Salahudeen.[6]
A Kashmiri pandit has called for the reopening of the trial against Dar.[13]
See also
- Persecution of Hindus
- Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
- 2003 Nadimarg massacre of Kashmiri Hindus
- 1998 Wandhama massacre of Kashmiri Hindus
- Kashmir intifada
- Terrorism in India
- Islamic Terrorism in India
- Pakistani-sponsored terrorism in India
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
India Today Web Desk (22 May 2017). "When JKLF leader Bitta Karate admitted to killing 20 Kashmiri Pandits". India Today. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 27 November 2021 suggested (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hassan, Ishfaq-ul. "'Butcher of Pandits' back in Kashmir hometown". DNA India. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pandita 2013, pp. 66–67.
- ↑ Bitta Karate speaks: 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed's kidnap and the events in Kashmir thereafter. WildFilmsIndia. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 India Today Web Desk (25 May 2017). "India Today impact: NIA moves Hurriyat leaders 'Bitta Karate', 'Ghazi Baba' to unknown location for interrogation". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Separatist leaders arrested for terror funding accuse NIA of delaying case". The Times of India. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hamid, Peerzada Arshad (12 June 2006). "The Verdict Violated". kashmirnewz.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 India Today Web Desk (16 March 2022), "Kashmir genocide: What Bitta Karate aka Farooq Ahmed Dar said 31 years ago", India Today
- ↑ Pandita 2013, pp. 65–66.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Pandita, Rahul (21 April 2016). "A Cry For Kashmiri Pandits From Down South". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Pandita, Rahul (13 February 2015). "The Pathology of Oversight". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Warm reception to Bitta Karate in Srinagar on his release". oneindia.com. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
- ↑ "Hearing in Bitta Karate case deferred". The Tribune India. PTI. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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Bibliography
- Pandita, Rahul (2013). Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits. Random House India. ISBN 978-81-8400-390-1.
External links
- Manoj Raghuvanshi, Portrait of a Killer: An interview with Bitta Karate, Newstrack (via Newslaundry), 29 May 2017, original footage from 1990.
- JKLF Leader Bitta Karate Admits To Killing 20 Kashmiri Pandits, India Today (via YouTube), 23 May 2017.
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