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Tika Lal Taploo
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Tika Lal Taploo | |
|---|---|
| Advocate in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| In office 1971–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tika Lal Taploo 6 October 1930 Srinagar, J&K, India |
| Died | 14 September 1989 Srinagar, J&K, India |
| Spouse(s) | Sarla Taploo [1] |
| Education | M.A., LLB |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician [2] |
Tika Lal Taploo was an Indian advocate and member of the BJP from Jammu and Kashmir.[3] Taploo was first among the many Kashmiri Pandits who were killed by Islamic militants in Jammu and Kashmir during the events of 1989 and 1990, which later led to the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Taploo was a Kashmiri Pandit from Srinagar. He graduated from Panjab University and done his Masters in Arts and LLB from Aligarh Muslim University.
He was active member of the RSS and was practicing as a senior advocate in Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Death[edit]
On 14 September 1989, Taploo was brutally murdered by the JKLF Militants at his home in Srinagar. The reason behind this was to create fear among Kashmiri Hindus living in the Valley. Before his murder, he had received several threats from Islamic Militant and was attacked. On 14 September, he was shot and murdered at his residence.
His funeral was attended by many senior leaders including BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani.
Soon after his death, a judge of Srinagar High court Nilkanth Ganjoo was also shot dead who sentenced Maqbool Bhat, an Islamic Militant and co-founder of National Liberation Front, to death.
In protest against this, Kashmiri Hindus closed they’re shops and business for a day and remember Tika Lal Taploo’s death as ‘Martyrdom Day’.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sarla Taploo, wife of late Kashmiri Hindu lawyer Tikalal Taploo passes away". 30 December 2021.
- ↑ "BJP pays tribute to Kashmiri Pandit leader Tika Lal Taploo". 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "OPINION: Three Decades after Tika Lal Taploo was Murdered, Kashmiri Pandits Must Return". 16 September 2021.
- ↑ "29 years of injustice: How Kashmiri Pandits were forced out of Valley on this black day". 19 January 2019.
- ↑ "Who is Tika Lal Taploo after whom a school has been renamed in New Delhi?". 21 August 2022.
External links[edit]
- On This Day In 1989 One Of The Biggest Leaders Of Kashmiri Pandits, Tika Lal Taploo Was Killed By Militants
- How killing of this Kashmiri Hindu leader led to exodus of Pandits from Valley
- BJP pays rich tributes to Tika Lal Taploo
- Kashmiri Pandits observe 'Martyrs Day' to mark killing of Tika Lal Taploo
- 1930 births
- 1989 deaths
- 1989 murders in Asia
- 20th-century Indian lawyers
- Indian people of Kashmiri descent
- Kashmiri people
- Kashmiri Hindus
- Kashmiri Pandits
- Persecution of Hindus
- Persecution by Muslims
- People from Jammu and Kashmir
- People murdered in Jammu and Kashmir
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir
- Aligarh Muslim University alumni