Chinkipora residents fear un-exploded shells under rubbles

Srinagar, March 16 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, three weeks after the destruction of their houses by Indian troops with mortar shelling, another worry that has been keeping the homeless residents of Chinkipora, Sopore, away from starting reconstruction, is the fear of unexploded material left under the rubble.

The affected families told media men that the troops had not cleared the explosive material. “It is sheer negligence on their behalf as four days back when we were digging the debris to extricate the belongings, we stumbled on an explosive device fitted with wires,” said Muhammad Arif, a resident.

The locals said that a mishap had already occurred in the locality four months back, when an unexploded material went off after a gunfight ended. “Four persons, including a woman were wounded when they were clearing rubble of their damaged houses last November here,” they added.

It is to mention here that several houses were destroyed and many others suffered partial damage during a three-day violent military operation after a gunfight between Indian troops and Mujahideen in the area on February 23.

Source: Kashmir Media Service.
Link: http://www.kmsnews.org/news/chinkipora-residents-fear-un-exploded-shells-under-rubbles.