Mudasir Rashid Parrey mysteriously disappeared from a playground where he was playing cricket with his friends
Inside a small shamiana, Fareeda Begum, the inconsolable mother of slain teenage terrorist, sings a heart-wrenching elegy for her son in Hajin. For Fareeda, the son's jihadi traits continue to be an enigma, given cricket was his first and last love.
In August this year, Mudasir Rashid Parrey mysteriously disappeared from a playground where he was playing cricket with his friends. Bubbling with a zest for life, the 15-year-old was so passionate about cricket that he took his bat along when he went on to join terror ranks.
From that day on, Fareeda had not left no stone unturned to trace her son. From visiting playgrounds to issuing appeals through videos, she tried everything to bring him back. Even in her pursuit, she was not convinced that Mudasir might have joined terrorists until his photo brandishing a riffle surfaced on social media.
"I had gone to visit my mother to enquire about her health in August last week. When I returned on September 1, he was nowhere to be found. When I inquired, nobody had answers," said Fareeda.
Mudasir was among the three top Lashkar-e-Toeba (LeT) terrorists killed in an encounter with the Indian Army, where a soldier and three civilians also sustained inhuries. The gunfight at Mujgund area in the outskirts of Srinagar went on for 18 hours on Sunday.
Son of a labourer in Hajin, the picture of the teen wearing a cap and armed to the teeth was posted on social media, confirming his association with Let. Police said they tried hard to bring him back, but to no avail. He was part of a six-member gang of LeT terrorists operating in the area.
Wails rent the air when the body was taken for last rites. A crestfallen father, an inconsolable mother and a shell-shocked sister looked on with disbelief.
"I don't how he lived all these months in the jungles or in forests; I don't where he ate, I don't if he was living close by or somewhere; I don't know anything. What I know is I had a son who would have looked after us in the future," she said.
For Hurriyat Conference, the teenager's decision to pick up arms was a consequence of "ultimate repression" by state. "Even minor boys are resorting to arms and sacrificing their lives for the cause of the right to self determination. It is the collective responsibility of the people and the leadership to protect these sacrifices," said a spokesman of Moderate Hurriyat Conference.
Cause & Effect
Hurriyat Conference linked the teen’s fate with “ultimate repression” by state. They said minors are resorting to violence to fight for their right to self determination.
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