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the massacre and encouraging them to participate in the sexual violation of
women.

-Pregnant women had their bellies cut open and their unborn children cast into fires.

-No newspaper or TV station reported on rape or any other assaults on women,
and the police and government completely ignored these attacks.
-Many children witnessed these barbaric crimes of rape and arson, causing trau-
ma and severe psychological damage to them.

-The state did not display any signs of remorse for failing to do its job.
Government officials sufficed with saying: “There was nothing that could have
been done. All Hindu hearts were filled with a natural hate and rage and we could
not have controlled these emotions.”

-There is significant evidence suggesting that the police aided the mob, cooperated
with them or, even worse, directed them in some cases. There is video footage
showing slogans being painted on the walls of Muslim’s houses reading, “the po-
lice are on our side, too”. In other cases, the police just ignored calls for help or re-
torted, “We have not had orders from above to help you”. Women and children
were turned away by police patrols or at the police station by policemen saying:
“Help yourselves”. Many calls for justice were rejected on the grounds that there
was insufficient evidence to file a report, and that therefore there was no case. 100

RADICAL HINDU VIOLENCE AND KASHMIR
Before we examine the violent practices Muslims are subjected to
by certain radical circles within the Indian administration, it is necessary
to familiarize ourselves with an overview of the Kashmiri people’s ex-
periences.

Kashmir has one of the world’s richest ruby, emerald and gold re-
serves. The area has been under Indian occupation since 1947. As it is a
mountainous region on high grounds, it is a strategic area that is easily

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)