187:
kidnapped. The family had to sell its land to pay a ransom of Rs. 20,000. His mother was found naked, badly beaten and incoherent days later. She will not discuss just what happened. For reasons no one in the family quite understands, Hamid Bhat chose to stay on with his captors. He was, perhaps, unable to face humiliation of what had happened to his mother. Whatever the truth, the teenager who saved
Tulamulla temple went on to become one of the most feared leaders of HM.
192:
joined them and became a "killing machine". It is said he had many reasons to hate the Indian security forces, but the "most obvious one being that they didn't protect him and his family when he sought their help to escape the wrath of 'extreme' militants. So he now killed Jawans with an extra zeal and pleasure and made money from it."
191:
In another version of his life, it is written that, "since childhood Hameed was fascinated by this spring. Loved it. This love was to shape his violent life." All alone, he had protected the Hindu temple from being destroyed by militants, but to protect himself and his family from the militants, he
186:
In 1992, two terrorists arrived in the village, determined to burn out the temple. Hamid Bhat stole their rifles and handed them to a friend who passed them on to central reserve police force (CRPF). The temple was saved but Hamid Bhat and his family had to pay a heavy price. He and his mother were
243:, "most ordinary Kashmiris were disgusted by the action. Its sheer brutality, and the inflammatory nature of the pamphlets left at the site, showed that Gada's group had been hijacked by cadre from Pakistan, who are more rabidly communal than most Kashmiri terrorists", writes Indian journalist
125:. He was killed in an encounter on 13 March 2000 by Indian security forces. Hamid Gada, at the time of his death, was the most wanted North Kashmiri militant. He had been called "Jammu and Kashmir's most important terrorist leader" by Indian journalist
157:. Even after Gada joined militancy, his father continued to work at the Hindu shrine. Gada's family had worked at the Tulmulla temple for generations. Gada's brother, Fayyaz Bhatt was a police officer with Jammu and Kashmir Police's
978:
577:
503:
199:
It is said that once to escape the security men, he jumped in the syendh river near the temple and stayed under water for hours, breathing though a hollow reed.
239:, including women and children. The massacre turned the tide for Gada. While he got some support from people like Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Home
263:. Superintendent of Police (Operations) Jagtar Singh immediately cordoned off the house along with his team. The aim was to block off escape routes until the
690:
256:
158:
267:
arrived. The tactic worked. And after a five hour long encounter, the basement where Gada was, was shelled and blown up, killing Gada and two accomplices.
616:
631:
621:
570:
215:
Gada and his men were responsible for the killing of police, military personnel, pro-India militants and
Kashmiri Pandits. It had been Hizbuls aim to
910:
606:
446:"Three Case Studies: Media Coverage on Forced Displacement in Contemporary India. Auditing the mainstream media: The case of Jammu & Kashmir"
486:
428:
963:
563:
973:
858:
362:
853:
848:
255:
For two years, Gada evaded the security forces. It was only on 13 March 2000 when a
Kashmiri Muslim police constable tipped off the
235:, one of the holiest days in the Islamic calendar, 25 January, Gada and his men were responsible for the killing of non-migrant 26
915:
601:
90:
395:
626:
667:
537:
873:
820:
247:. Gada tried to take corrective measures, distancing himself from the Pakistani cadres in Hizbul, but it was too late.
968:
958:
611:
137:
said that in total, over a period of ten years of militancy, he was responsible for killing over a hundred civilians.
453:
216:
932:
922:
476:
418:
162:
228:
130:
95:
878:
805:
775:
700:
211:
in that old film song. From that day on wards, people started calling him 'Hameed Gada', Hamid The Fish.
953:
843:
740:
720:
705:
672:
662:
316:
134:
863:
770:
927:
838:
790:
780:
240:
195:
Hamid Bhatt got the name "Gada", meaning "fish", after an encounter with Indian security forces:
150:
800:
795:
647:
482:
424:
122:
56:
504:"21 years later, Wandhama massacre's "untraceable" closure still evokes conflicting memories"
828:
735:
657:
264:
85:
354:
868:
652:
260:
236:
154:
45:
750:
259:
Ganderbal office with precise information about Gada's location in
Shiekhpora village,
947:
725:
710:
350:
244:
208:
204:
146:
126:
785:
765:
760:
755:
387:
232:
894:
833:
810:
730:
715:
529:
695:
682:
555:
182:
publication, wrote about the circumstance under which Gada joined militancy:
75:
31:
129:, responsible for the massacres of numerous Kashmiri Hindus, including the
445:
586:
165:
and their propaganda and eventually joined Hizbul
Mujaheddin in 1992.
444:
Jamwal, Anuradha Bhasin (February 2004). Das, Samir Kumar (ed.).
559:
161:. Unlike his father and brother, Gada was influenced by
121:) was a commander in the Islamist militant organisation
320:. In the song (at 1:05) the same technique can be seen.
301:'Spring' refers to the Kheer Bhawani temple at Tulmulla
153:, as a watchman, at one of the most sacred shrines for
979:
People shot dead by law enforcement officers in India
903:
887:
819:
681:
640:
594:
81:
71:
63:
52:
38:
27:
20:
478:Kashmir's Death Trap: Tales of Perfidy and Valour
145:Hamid Gada's father, Khaliq Bhatt, worked at the
217:drive out the rest of the pandits in the valley
197:
184:
571:
420:The Kashmir Question: Retrospect and Prospect
8:
617:Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party
578:
564:
556:
17:
622:Jammu Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party
450:Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group (MCRG)
283:Hamid Gada translates to 'Hamid the Fish'
607:All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
333:
276:
632:United Kashmir People's National Party
540:from the original on 2 September 2004
530:"Most wanted J&K militant killed"
7:
475:Singh, Col Danvir (18 August 2014).
382:
380:
345:
343:
341:
339:
337:
398:from the original on 8 January 2018
365:from the original on 12 August 2020
859:Amarnath land transfer controversy
388:"'Top militant' killed in Kashmir"
292:The temple where his father worked
231:was the turning tide for Gada. On
180:Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group
14:
854:2001 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre
849:2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre
502:Handoo, Bilal (28 January 2019).
456:from the original on 6 July 2020
602:All Parties Hurriyat Conference
417:Ganguly, Sumit (1 March 2004).
91:Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
627:Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
314:from the 1964 Bollywood movie
310:The song being referred to is
1:
528:Ahmad, Mukhtar (March 2000).
178:Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, in a
257:JKP Special Operations Group
964:20th-century Indian Muslims
668:People's Anti-Fascist Front
612:Balawaristan National Front
355:"The killing of Hamid Gada"
995:
974:Members of jihadist groups
48:, Jammu and Kashmir, India
34:, Jammu and Kashmir, India
481:. Lancer Publishers LLC.
423:. Routledge. p. 56.
923:OHCHR reports on Kashmir
874:2016–2017 Kashmir unrest
159:Special Operations Group
641:Militant organisations
312:Aaja Ai Bahaar Dil hai
229:1998 Wandhama massacre
223:1998 Wandhama massacre
213:
201:Aaja Ai Bahaar Dil hai
189:
131:1998 Wandhama massacre
96:1998 Wandhama massacre
879:2019 Kashmir lockdown
806:Syed Ali Shah Geelani
776:Mohammad Abbas Ansari
359:Frontline (The Hindu)
844:1988 Gilgit massacre
721:Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
706:Ashiq Hussain Faktoo
673:The Resistance Front
663:Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
147:Kheer Bhawani temple
135:Press Trust of India
44:Shiekhpora village,
928:Over Ground Workers
911:Human rights abuses
864:2010 Kashmir unrest
771:Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
589:separatist movement
969:Kashmiri Islamists
959:Kashmiri militants
839:Kashmir insurgency
791:Sardar Arif Shahid
781:Muhammad Ahsan Dar
508:Free Press Kashmir
265:5 Rashtriya Rifles
241:Ali Mohammed Sagar
941:
940:
801:Sheikh Abdul Aziz
796:Sayeed Salahudeen
648:Hizbul Mujahideen
595:Political parties
488:978-1-940988-13-9
430:978-1-135-75658-1
394:. 14 March 2000.
123:Hizbul Mujaheddin
108:Abdul Hamid Bhatt
105:
104:
57:Hizbul Mujahideen
986:
829:Kashmir conflict
736:Farooq Ahmed Dar
691:Abdul Hamid Khan
658:Jaish-e-Mohammed
580:
573:
566:
557:
550:
549:
547:
545:
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
499:
493:
492:
472:
466:
465:
463:
461:
441:
435:
434:
414:
408:
407:
405:
403:
384:
375:
374:
372:
370:
353:(1 April 2000).
347:
321:
308:
302:
299:
293:
290:
284:
281:
237:Kashmiri Pandits
86:Kashmir conflict
18:
994:
993:
989:
988:
987:
985:
984:
983:
944:
943:
942:
937:
899:
883:
869:Sopore massacre
815:
677:
653:Lashkar-e-Taiba
636:
590:
584:
554:
553:
543:
541:
527:
526:
522:
512:
510:
501:
500:
496:
489:
474:
473:
469:
459:
457:
443:
442:
438:
431:
416:
415:
411:
401:
399:
386:
385:
378:
368:
366:
349:
348:
335:
330:
325:
324:
309:
305:
300:
296:
291:
287:
282:
278:
273:
253:
225:
176:
171:
163:Jamaat-e-Islami
155:Kashmiri Hindus
143:
110:(also known as
43:
23:
12:
11:
5:
992:
990:
982:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
946:
945:
939:
938:
936:
935:
930:
925:
920:
919:
918:
907:
905:
901:
900:
898:
897:
891:
889:
885:
884:
882:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
825:
823:
817:
816:
814:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
751:Hashim Qureshi
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
701:Amanullah Khan
698:
693:
687:
685:
679:
678:
676:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
644:
642:
638:
637:
635:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
598:
596:
592:
591:
585:
583:
582:
575:
568:
560:
552:
551:
520:
494:
487:
467:
436:
429:
409:
376:
351:Swami, Praveen
332:
331:
329:
326:
323:
322:
303:
294:
285:
275:
274:
272:
269:
252:
249:
224:
221:
203:... much like
175:
172:
170:
167:
142:
139:
103:
102:
101:
100:
99:
98:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
65:
64:Activity years
61:
60:
54:
50:
49:
40:
36:
35:
29:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
991:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
951:
949:
934:
933:Stone pelting
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
917:
914:
913:
912:
909:
908:
906:
902:
896:
893:
892:
890:
886:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
826:
824:
822:
818:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
726:Ashraf Sehrai
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
711:Asiya Andrabi
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
688:
686:
684:
680:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
645:
643:
639:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
599:
597:
593:
588:
581:
576:
574:
569:
567:
562:
561:
558:
539:
535:
531:
524:
521:
509:
505:
498:
495:
490:
484:
480:
479:
471:
468:
455:
451:
447:
440:
437:
432:
426:
422:
421:
413:
410:
397:
393:
389:
383:
381:
377:
364:
360:
356:
352:
346:
344:
342:
340:
338:
334:
327:
319:
318:
313:
307:
304:
298:
295:
289:
286:
280:
277:
270:
268:
266:
262:
258:
250:
248:
246:
245:Praveen Swami
242:
238:
234:
230:
222:
220:
218:
212:
210:
209:Rajendra Nath
206:
205:Shammi Kapoor
202:
196:
193:
188:
183:
181:
173:
168:
166:
164:
160:
156:
152:
149:at Tulmulla,
148:
140:
138:
136:
132:
128:
127:Praveen Swami
124:
120:
116:
113:
109:
97:
94:
93:
92:
89:
88:
87:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
55:
51:
47:
42:13 March 2000
41:
37:
33:
30:
26:
19:
16:
786:Riyaz Naikoo
766:Masarat Alam
761:Masood Azhar
756:Maqbool Bhat
745:
542:. Retrieved
533:
523:
511:. Retrieved
507:
497:
477:
470:
458:. Retrieved
449:
439:
419:
412:
400:. Retrieved
391:
367:. Retrieved
358:
315:
311:
306:
297:
288:
279:
254:
233:Shab-e-Qadar
226:
214:
200:
198:
194:
190:
185:
179:
177:
144:
118:
114:
111:
107:
106:
82:Battles/wars
15:
954:2000 deaths
916:Mass graves
895:Kashmiriyat
888:Nationalism
834:Kashmir war
811:Yasin Malik
741:Hafiz Saeed
731:Burhan Wani
716:Ayub Thakur
683:Separatists
119:Bomber Khan
59:(1992-2000)
948:Categories
746:Hamid Gada
696:Afzal Guru
328:References
141:Background
112:Hamid Gada
53:Allegiance
22:Hamid Gada
544:12 August
513:12 August
460:12 August
402:12 August
369:12 August
174:Militancy
151:Ganderbal
76:Commander
67:1992–2000
32:Ganderbal
538:Archived
454:Archived
396:Archived
363:Archived
317:Rajkumar
904:Related
821:History
587:Kashmir
534:Rediff
485:
427:
261:Badgam
46:Badgam
271:Notes
251:Death
546:2020
515:2020
483:ISBN
462:2020
425:ISBN
404:2020
371:2020
227:The
207:and
169:Life
117:and
72:Rank
39:Died
28:Born
392:BBC
950::
536:.
532:.
506:.
452:.
448:.
390:.
379:^
361:.
357:.
336:^
219:.
133:.
579:e
572:t
565:v
548:.
517:.
491:.
464:.
433:.
406:.
373:.
115:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.