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Bazipora Ajas
Suspected Time of Incident
Local Time and Date: 00:00hrs. From 1990 to 2009
GMT/Zulu Time and Date: 00:00hrs From 1990 to 2009
Case Location
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84):
Bazipora: 34.31692 N, 74.68515 E
Town/Region/Country:
Ajas, Bandipora, Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir, Disputed Territory
Summary
Bazipora Ajas, a locality within the Ajas area of Bandipora District, was investigated in the "Buried Evidence: Unknown, Unmarked, and Mass Graves in Indian-Administered Kashmir" report, published in December 2009 by the International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Indian-Administered Kashmir. In Bazipora, Ajas, a local graveyard with a total of 5 graves, 4 of which are unnamed, is situated on the right side of the Srinagar-Bandipora road, approximately 45 kilometres from Srinagar. Exact dates for burials in Bazipora Ajas are not specified, but the report’s timeframe (1990–2009) places them within this period of heightened conflict in Kashmir.
Individual Incident Locations
Potential location:
o 34.31797 N, 74.68004 E
o Potential location of Bazipora mass grave.
Case Location Evidence Below:
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Bazipora village within Ajas township
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Potential location of the mass grave (highlighted in red) on the right side of the Srinagar-Bandipora road
Casualties
Total Suspected/Known Number of Casualties:
5
Injured: 0
Fatalities in Incident: unknown
Fatalities in Grave: 5
Casualty Information:
Age Range: unknown
Genders: Males
Ethnicity/ies: Kashmiri Muslim
Victims:
Known: Showkat Ahmad Kataria
Unknown: 4
Casualty Evidence Below:
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Bazipora mass grave (Buried Evidence IPTK 2009)
Suspected or Known Aggressors
Group/Tribe/Militia/Organisation:
13th Battalion of Rashtriya Rifles (Indian Paramilitary) and Special Operations Group (SOG)
Suspected/Known Quantity of Participants:
unknown
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