Srinagar, July 14: In a statement issued to media on Saturday evening, Mehmood Shah, the chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) announced in his usual and expected language that the Indian Army has “yet again kept its tradition of cowardice alive by harassing, intimidating and even arresting family members of freedom fighters”.
The statement which was issued by LeT chief Mehmood Shah through LeT spokesperson Dr Abdullah Ghazanwi quoted Memood Shah saying that “recently the family members of Zaid, Abu Muaz Shaheed, Shahid-ul-Islam Shaheed and Bashir Lashkari were arrested and subjected to torture and their homes were ransacked”.
The statement further added that, “Even the elderly were not spared. The honour of the mothers, sisters and daughters is of utmost importance to us. We will never let anyone jeopardize the honour of our people”.
Shah further in the statement issued a warning of “severe consequences” in case the families of the “freedom fighters” are further harassed on any pretext or otherwise.
