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Kashmiri man survives a day hanging from tree
A man left for dead after being hanged by armed captors in insurgency-hit Indian Kashmir survived for a day strung up to a tree, a report said. Rafiq Dar was abducted in the village of Singhpora in northern Baramulla district as he headed to his paddy farm Saturday morning, the Greater Kashmir newspaper said on Monday. "The gunmen beat up Rafiq and then hanged him from a tree," it said. A group of people spotted him hanging Sunday and informed police. "It was only after the police rushed to the spot that Rafiq was found still alive and breathing," the newspaper said. The victim was rushed to a hospital where his condition was said to be critical. Kashmir is in the grip of an insurgency against Indian rule that has left more than 40,000 people dead since 1989 by official count. Separatists put the toll at between 80,000 and 100,000. While Dar's assailants were not identified, Muslim rebels have in the past hanged accused police informers. Posted by: TS(vice girl) 2004-08-30 |
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