Introductory Memo
Since terrorism erupted in 1989, a chronology of massive human tragedy has been unleashed on Jammu & Kashmir. Gradually, it emerged as one of the biggest humanitarian crises and ethnic cleansing in post-Independence India. The terrorists engaged in targeted killings on religious lines, issuing threats, and triggering exodus. This has left behind deep transgenerational trauma.
On April 30, 2006, terrorists of the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out coordinated attacks in Doda and Udhampur. They killed 35 unarmed Hindus including women and children because of their religious identity. These killings were part of a larger pattern seen since 1989. Over the years, repeated such attacks in the State led to fear, displacement and major demographic changes in Kashmir.