A screensaver on a mobile
phone is the last photo that remains of Burhan. The three-year-old was sitting
on his father's lap when two armed men of Hizb broke into their home in Jammu
and Kashmir's Sopore and opened fire.
Burhan's father, Bashir Ahmed was a former un-armed social worker of Jamat-i-Islami. But it has been 15 years since he gave up the gun and settled as a fruit merchant in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district. He had a wife and two children.
On Friday night, two unknown terrorists men armed with guns and a grenade attacked his home. While the grenade didn't go off, they sprayed Bashir and his son Burhan with bullets. Then they escaped from the scene on a motorcycle.
Burhan's father, Bashir Ahmed was a former un-armed social worker of Jamat-i-Islami. But it has been 15 years since he gave up the gun and settled as a fruit merchant in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district. He had a wife and two children.
On Friday night, two unknown terrorists men armed with guns and a grenade attacked his home. While the grenade didn't go off, they sprayed Bashir and his son Burhan with bullets. Then they escaped from the scene on a motorcycle.
Bashir died even before
reaching the hospital. Burhan survived the night but lost the struggle this
morning. He was the youngest among eight people who have been killed by
unidentified gunmen since May in the Sopore area.
"This is the real face of so-called jihadi terrorists who are claiming that they are doing jihad for the people of Kashmir. They are killing infants, they are killing women, they are killing innocent doctor,journalist," said Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh.
Burhan had started school just four months ago. His parents had just got him a new school uniform, school bag and lunch box. The incident has sent shockwaves in the region and evoked strong condemnation across the Kashmir valley.
"This is the real face of so-called jihadi terrorists who are claiming that they are doing jihad for the people of Kashmir. They are killing infants, they are killing women, they are killing innocent doctor,journalist," said Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh.
Burhan had started school just four months ago. His parents had just got him a new school uniform, school bag and lunch box. The incident has sent shockwaves in the region and evoked strong condemnation across the Kashmir valley.
