351:, he had been sent to the mosque to ensure the protection of people offering prayers and sent his security detail home when worshippers singled him out and began closing in. Eyewitnesses however gave a different explanation stating that he was spotted with at least one other man, and one of them was taking photographs, after which a group of youngsters confronted them and asked them about their identity papers. Pandith had tried to escape by firing his pistol, leaving three people injured. According to eyewitnesses, rumours spread that he was a "non-Muslim" belonging to the "security agencies" after which he was killed. A police officer claimed he had been targeted because the crowd thought him to be a
56:
542:
be seen as an emerging situation where both sides are hardening their stance, the role of
Kashmiri police should be taken into account who have been beaten up, with their families threatened and houses vandalised. He stated that the incident took place after Zakir Musa threatened the police and Hurriyat, adding that slogans were raised in Musa's favor because of political and religious radicalisation among the youth. He stated that he couldn't remember the way J&K Police were seen as enemies by their own people as they were currently.
463:, who played a key part in the mob killing of Pandith, was shot dead on morning of 12 July 2017 by the security forces in a shootout. He was also involved in 22 April grenade attacks on the CRPF at Nowhatta on April 22, 30 April attack on Khanyar police party, and June 21 attack on SafaKadal CRPF camp. On 11 July 2017 evening, Indian security forces were fired up on during a
404:
superintendent of Police who was lying naked in the vicinity of Jamia Masjid. He was yet to be identified as there was confusion regarding his identity. J&K Police in its earlier statement had told reporters that the corpse was not of a Police department personnel. Police took the body to Police
Control Room in
379:, was leading a prayer on forgiveness in the mosque, where Pandith was serving on his usual duty to protect the mosque and its worshipers from the troubles. After the lynching, the mob went on a rampage and targeted empty security pickets. Police reinforcements were later deployed to restore normalcy.
541:
Tariq Ahmad, a Jammu and
Kashmir police officer, stated that it had become dangerous for him to go outside and pray in the neighbourhood mosque, while some of the locals had become hostile to Kashmiri policemen. Former DGP K Rajendra Kumar stated that the anger of Kashmiris towards the police should
537:
Separatist leader
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq too criticized it, stating he was "deeply disturbed by the brutal act" while blaming the state for it as a response to its use of the police which he stated was used for "brutalisation". He also denied being in the mosque when the lynching occurred, stating that
488:
to track and kill the LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul
Mujahideen terrorists placed on the identified "hit list", and had already killed 102 terrorists from 1 January to 14 July 2017, including the extermination of terrorists responsible for the killing of seven J&K Police cops and the lynching
420:
devotees throng Jamia Masjid. Nowhatta Police
Station, under whose jurisdiction lynching took place immediately registered a case vide FIR No 51/2017 Under Section 302 (murder). Two youth identified as Muhammad Danish and Mudasir Ahmad were arrested promptly by Police and one was identified on 23
403:
On 23 June early morning, soon after the incident
Nowhatta Police was informed about the murder. Nearly after an hour, heavy reinforcement of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force had to resort to fire several shots in air to safely recover the mutilated corpse of slain Deputy
334:
duties. They called and questioned him, later demanding him to show his identity card but he refused. He was then heckled and the number of hooligans increased. He then fired some shots with his service rifle, injuring three hecklers. The mob however continued to beat him, resulting in his death.
467:
operation launched after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants. Search operation was halted for the night, while the cordon stayed to stop militants from escaping. The shoot out started in the morning, and another mob of villager formed to help the terrorists escape was
367:
security agent". He was attacked, stripped naked, hit with stones, batons, iron rods, sharp weapons and logs and his body was recovered in a mutilated state. Another eyewitness stated that some of the attackers were seen biting arms and legs of Ayub's fallen naked body "like dogs".
432:
On 24 June, Vaid told media reporters, twelve persons have been suspected in the lynching incident and three of them were arrested reaching a toll of five persons in aggregation. Vaid also ordered transfer of Khaliq Bhat, the then
Superintendent of Police North
342:
of Jammu and
Kashmir Police (Security) Dilbagh Singh, some people had spread false rumours that he was from security agency. He also stated that the reports of Pandith being caught after taking pictures of the sloganeering mob were just rumours. A member of the
440:
On 24 July, Muneer Khan disclosed at a press conference, at least twenty suspects were arrested in this case so far while one Hizb militant involved in the lynching was also killed in an encounter at
Beerwah in Budgamon on July 11.
317:
quoted informed sources stating that he was on frisking duty when he was attacked. He had been posted for quite some time and many locals who regularly visited the mosque knew him. The mob had earlier shouted slogans in support of
468:
successfully driven away. In the shoot out, security forces shot dead three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists including Gilkar. Forces also recovered an AK-56 assault rifle, a self-loading rifle, a pistol and seven magazines.
1139:
533:
called the lynching as "height of barbarism", expressing solidarity with Pandith's family and colleagues while demanding that the culprits be brought to book and given the sternest possible punishment.
647:
518:
criticized the lynching, terming it as shameful while paying tribute to Pandith. She also praised the state police while also cautioning the people of severe backlash i the police loses its patience.
1123:
27:
1064:
734:
841:
604:
1108:
939:
1151:
1080:
710:
904:
579:
926:
1027:
953:
1000:
525:
called it "murder" and assured of action in the case. He also criticized the separatists stating that they don't speak out when such incidents take place.
1120:
854:
823:
509:
The lynching caused an outrage among political and social circles. The family of Pandith criticised the killers and separatists for his death.
1096:
986:
1013:
1051:
355:
due to his surname. Witnesses stated that the mob killed him after he fired at them, with people shouting they had caught a "man of the
519:
683:
305:, was deployed in civilian clothing as part of the security for devotees attending the night-long prayers in the Jamia Masjid in the
86:
1199:
803:
1209:
623:
526:
356:
782:
339:
1194:
870:
408:
where it was ascertained that the slain was Deputy superintendent of Police deployed in civvies to access the situation in
1169:
512:
1184:
456:
954:"DSP Nowhatta mob lynching: Jammu and Kashmir cop Mohammed Ayub Pandith stoned to death near Jamia Mosque in Srinagar"
347:
terrorist group, Sajid Ahmad Gilkar had played a key role in the lynching according to the state police. According to
330:
of Kashmir Range, Pandith was spotted by four miscreants when he came out of the mosque after checking deployment for
1204:
1179:
1174:
885:
22:
43:
1189:
648:"DSP Ayub Pandith lynched in Srinagar: Barbaric event shows Kashmiris have abandoned cultural, religious ethos"
969:
605:"Lynching of DSP Ayub Pandith: Rising public hostility, unsafe locales and the travails of cops in Kashmir"
477:
197:
A mob shouting slogans in support of Pakistan and al-Qaida operative Zakir Musa, with a key role played by
79:
360:
327:
490:
364:
71:
807:
422:
302:
263:
135:
314:
409:
326:. It was reported that the sloganeering had been recorded by Pandith. According to Munir Khan,
67:
55:
1152:
Brutal ways lead to brutal reactions: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Mohammed Ayub Pandith's lynching
338:
It was reported that the earlier sloganeering by the crowd had been recorded by Pandith. Per
298:
131:
855:"Srinagar cop stripped naked, stoned to death by angry mob outside Jamia Masjid; 2 arrested"
390:. Pandith's sister questioned his killing on NDTV, while also denying he was an "informer".
742:
335:
Suspicions on Pandith were raised when people witnesses him clicking photos near a mosque.
8:
376:
372:
386:, blaming them for his death and alleging that the mob killed Pandith thinking he was a
890:
522:
940:"Nowhatta mob lynching: DySP Mohammed Ayub Pandith beaten to death near Jamia Masjid"
561:
556:
481:
464:
344:
323:
287:
250:
198:
624:"DySP Ayub was not attacked while taking videos; Police didn't reach for 90 minutes"
551:
47:
1127:
1068:
714:
494:
426:
387:
352:
348:
1081:"Security forces killed 102 terrorists in J&K in 7 months, more on hit list"
1084:
1065:"Man behind Ayub Pandith's lynching among 3 militants killed in Budgam: Police"
687:
515:
445:
413:
331:
290:
militant, had played a key role in the lynching according to the state police.
267:
905:"Police officer Mohammed Ayub Pandith lynched outside Srinagar's Jamia Masjid"
762:
1163:
842:"Kashmir: Senior police officer lynched by mob near Jamia Masjid in Srinagar"
530:
101:
88:
18:
580:
Police officer Mohammed Ayub Pandith lynched outside Srinagar's Jamia Masjid
804:
J&K cop's lynching: How long is police expected to endure such cruelty?
437:
under whose jurisdiction remained the area where the lynching took place.
262:, was the lynch mob murder and mutilation of an on-duty undercover Indian
233:
Hizbul terrorist Sajid Ahmad Gilkar killed in counter-terrorism operation.
706:
417:
241:
Prosecution initiated. Special investigation undertaken by State Police.
871:
Srinagar: DSP Ayyub Pandith beaten to death by mob outside Jamia Masjid
824:"J&K Police Crack DSP Ayub Pandith Lynching Case, Arrest 20 People"
283:
987:"Massive outrage as police officer beaten to death in Kashmir capital"
970:"Wasn't An Informer, Why Was He Killed, Ask J&K Cop Pandith's Kin"
582:
1097:
Massive outrage as police officer beaten to death in Kashmir capital
1052:"DSP Ayub Pandit lynching: Court reserves order on transfer of case"
489:
of DSP Ayub Pandith, while a colossal hunt was on for mastermind of
1109:
Shameful, says Mehbooba Mufti on cop lynching; Mirwaiz seconds view
858:
766:
735:"Slain militant played key role in lynching of DSP Pandith: Police"
434:
405:
383:
319:
310:
306:
279:
275:
271:
151:
147:
763:"Mob lynched Mohammad Ayub thinking of him being Kashmiri Pandit"
155:
1028:"Budgam: DSP lynching case: 20 people arrested, says IG Kashmir"
711:"In a week of tragedy, four reasons that give me hope in Kashmir
1121:
Nirmal Singh brands cop lynching as 'murder', slams separatists
371:
The chief-priest of the mosque and chairman of the separatist
1140:
Omar Abdullah condemns lynching of police officer in Srinagar
627:
973:
266:
officer Muhammad Ayub Pandith, on the Muslim holy night of
1001:"Irate mob lynches alleged gunman near mosque in Srinagar"
301:
Mohammed Ayub Pandith, who worked in the security wing of
382:
A relative of Ayub Pandith criticised the separatists on
429:
was himself supervising the progress in investigations.
927:"200 lynch police officer on duty outside Jamia Masjid"
217:
Suspicion of being an agent of Indian security services
471:
886:Police Officer Beaten to Death by a Mob in Kashmir
225:Inquiry under process by Jammu and Kashmir Police
1161:
818:
816:
322:pro al-Qaida slogans for operative and jihadist
919:
398:
1090:
777:
775:
476:Security forces, including J&K Police and
459:, M. Dinakaran informed that Hizbul terrorist
813:
619:
617:
615:
613:
1014:Mob lynching of J&K DSP: 3 more arrested
783:"20 arrested in Ayub Pandith lynching case"
772:
444:The suspects are being tried at a Srinagar
123:Between 11:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (UTC+5.30)
897:
758:
756:
754:
752:
610:
274:after a crowd shouted slogans in favor of
798:
796:
702:
700:
698:
696:
684:"Mob lynches DSP outside J&K mosque"
642:
640:
638:
636:
451:
965:
963:
881:
879:
749:
678:
676:
1162:
793:
729:
727:
725:
723:
674:
672:
670:
668:
666:
664:
662:
660:
658:
656:
599:
597:
595:
593:
591:
848:
693:
633:
538:it occurred before he reached there.
270:on Thursday 22 June 2017 by a mob in
1074:
1058:
960:
946:
876:
478:Central Paramilitary forces of India
720:
653:
588:
513:Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
13:
1019:
929:, Bangalore Mirror , 24 June 2017.
472:Anti-terrorism Operation Hunt Down
14:
1221:
1025:
54:
1200:Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
1145:
1133:
1114:
1102:
1044:
1007:
993:
979:
932:
864:
834:
359:". He was abused as an "Indian
44:Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
1210:Indian Police Service officers
1026:P, M. Saleem (July 24, 2017).
573:
165:Stones, logs and sharp weapons
1:
1099:Greater Kashmir, 24 June 2017
567:
504:
399:Immediate response by Police
393:
7:
1195:Murder in Jammu and Kashmir
545:
10:
1226:
1170:2010s in Jammu and Kashmir
650:, Firstpost, 23 June 2017.
607:, Firstpost, 28 June 2017.
491:2017 Amarnath Yatra attack
480:, jointly intensified the
293:
260:2017 Nowhatta mob lynching
37:2017 Nowhatta mob lynching
1185:June 2017 events in India
1154:Daily News & Analysis
873:India Today, 23 June 2017
808:Daily News & Analysis
286:. Sajjad Ahmad Gilkar, a
245:
237:
229:
221:
213:
205:
193:
185:
177:
169:
161:
141:
134:Mohammed Ayub Pandith of
127:
117:
78:
62:
53:
41:
36:
1205:Law enforcement in India
1180:June 2017 crimes in Asia
1175:Lynching deaths in India
423:Jammu and Kashmir Police
313:'s old city on 22 June.
303:Jammu and Kashmir Police
264:Jammu and Kashmir Police
136:Jammu and Kashmir Police
1130:Asian New International
1016:The Hindu, 24 June 2017
102:34.098352°N 74.809180°E
23:Infobox civilian attack
15:
1142:The New Indian Express
416:when a huge number of
410:Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
68:Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
28:considered for merging
1190:2017 murders in India
529:'s working president
520:Deputy Chief Minister
486:"Operation Hunt Down"
452:Key suspect shot dead
299:Deputy Superintendent
201:militant Sajid Gilkar
189:Muhammad Ayub Pandith
107:34.098352; 74.809180
527:National Conference
377:Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
373:Hurriyat Conference
98: /
1126:2017-07-04 at the
1032:The Times of India
891:The New York Times
802:Ishfaq-ul-Hassan,
739:The Economic Times
523:Nirmal Kumar Singh
461:Sajid Ahmad Gilkar
421:June. Director of
907:. Hindustan Times
690:, 24 Jun 24 2017.
682:M Saleem Pandit,
562:Hizbul Mujahideen
557:Zakir Rashid Bhat
482:cordon and search
465:Cordon and search
345:Hizbul Mujahideen
288:Hizbul Mujahideen
256:
255:
251:Ranbir Penal Code
199:Hizbul Mujahideen
72:Jammu and Kashmir
1217:
1155:
1149:
1143:
1137:
1131:
1118:
1112:
1106:
1100:
1094:
1088:
1078:
1072:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1023:
1017:
1011:
1005:
1004:
997:
991:
990:
983:
977:
967:
958:
957:
950:
944:
943:
936:
930:
923:
917:
916:
914:
912:
901:
895:
883:
874:
868:
862:
852:
846:
845:
838:
832:
831:
820:
811:
800:
791:
790:
779:
770:
760:
747:
746:
731:
718:
704:
691:
680:
651:
646:Sandipan Sharma,
644:
631:
621:
608:
601:
586:
577:
552:Kashmir conflict
412:on the night of
113:
112:
110:
109:
108:
103:
99:
96:
95:
94:
91:
66:Inside and near
58:
48:Kashmir conflict
34:
33:
31:
1225:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1214:
1160:
1159:
1158:
1150:
1146:
1138:
1134:
1128:Wayback Machine
1119:
1115:
1107:
1103:
1095:
1091:
1087:, 14 July 2017.
1079:
1075:
1071:, 12 July 2017.
1069:Hindustan Times
1063:
1059:
1054:. 11 July 2018.
1050:
1049:
1045:
1036:
1034:
1024:
1020:
1012:
1008:
1003:. 23 June 2017.
999:
998:
994:
985:
984:
980:
976:, 24 June 2017.
968:
961:
956:. 23 June 2017.
952:
951:
947:
942:. 23 June 2017.
938:
937:
933:
924:
920:
910:
908:
903:
902:
898:
894:, 23 June 2017.
884:
877:
869:
865:
861:, 23 June 2017.
853:
849:
844:. 23 June 2017.
840:
839:
835:
830:. 24 July 2017.
822:
821:
814:
810:, 18 July 2017.
801:
794:
789:. 24 July 2017.
781:
780:
773:
769:, 23 June 2017.
761:
750:
745:. 12 July 2017.
733:
732:
721:
717:, 14 July 2017.
715:Hindustan Times
705:
694:
681:
654:
645:
634:
622:
611:
602:
589:
578:
574:
570:
548:
507:
474:
454:
427:Shesh Paul Vaid
401:
396:
388:Kashmiri Pandit
353:Kashmiri Pandit
349:Shesh Paul Vaid
296:
249:Murder u/s 302
154:
150:
144:
122:
106:
104:
100:
97:
92:
89:
87:
85:
84:
46:
32:
16:
12:
11:
5:
1223:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1157:
1156:
1144:
1132:
1113:
1101:
1089:
1085:Times of India
1073:
1057:
1043:
1018:
1006:
992:
978:
959:
945:
931:
918:
896:
875:
863:
847:
833:
812:
792:
771:
748:
719:
692:
688:Times of India
652:
632:
630:, 25 June 2017
609:
603:Sameer Yasir,
587:
585:, 23 June 2017
571:
569:
566:
565:
564:
559:
554:
547:
544:
516:Mehbooba Mufti
506:
503:
473:
470:
453:
450:
446:sessions court
414:Laylat al-Qadr
400:
397:
395:
392:
332:access control
295:
292:
268:Laylat al-Qadr
254:
253:
247:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
223:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
195:
191:
190:
187:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
145:
142:
139:
138:
129:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
82:
76:
75:
64:
60:
59:
51:
50:
39:
38:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1222:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1153:
1148:
1141:
1136:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1117:
1110:
1105:
1098:
1093:
1086:
1082:
1077:
1070:
1066:
1061:
1053:
1047:
1033:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1010:
1002:
996:
988:
982:
975:
971:
966:
964:
955:
949:
941:
935:
928:
922:
906:
900:
893:
892:
887:
882:
880:
872:
867:
860:
856:
851:
843:
837:
829:
825:
819:
817:
809:
805:
799:
797:
788:
784:
778:
776:
768:
764:
759:
757:
755:
753:
744:
740:
736:
730:
728:
726:
724:
716:
712:
708:
703:
701:
699:
697:
689:
685:
679:
677:
675:
673:
671:
669:
667:
665:
663:
661:
659:
657:
649:
643:
641:
639:
637:
629:
625:
620:
618:
616:
614:
606:
600:
598:
596:
594:
592:
584:
581:
576:
572:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
549:
543:
539:
535:
532:
531:Omar Abdullah
528:
524:
521:
517:
514:
510:
502:
500:
496:
492:
487:
483:
479:
469:
466:
462:
458:
449:
447:
442:
438:
436:
430:
428:
424:
419:
415:
411:
407:
391:
389:
385:
380:
378:
374:
369:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
341:
336:
333:
329:
325:
321:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
157:
153:
149:
146:
140:
137:
133:
130:
126:
121:22 June 2017
120:
116:
111:
83:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
52:
49:
45:
40:
35:
29:
25:
24:
20:
1147:
1135:
1116:
1104:
1092:
1076:
1060:
1046:
1035:. Retrieved
1031:
1021:
1009:
995:
981:
948:
934:
925:Anil Raina,
921:
909:. Retrieved
899:
889:
866:
850:
836:
827:
786:
738:
575:
540:
536:
511:
508:
498:
485:
475:
460:
455:
443:
439:
431:
418:Sunni Muslim
402:
381:
370:
337:
297:
259:
257:
194:Perpetrators
21:
787:India Today
707:Barkha Dutt
628:State Times
484:grid-based
278:as well as
143:Attack type
105: /
80:Coordinates
17:‹ The
1164:Categories
1037:2020-03-17
568:References
499:Abu Ismail
497:commander
324:Zakir Musa
284:Zakir Musa
206:Assailants
93:74°48′33″E
90:34°05′54″N
1111:Times Now
974:The Quint
583:The Hindu
505:Reactions
394:Aftermath
282:jihadist
209:Large mob
26:is being
1124:Archived
859:Zee News
767:Zee News
546:See also
435:Srinagar
406:Srinagar
384:Zee News
320:Pakistan
311:Srinagar
309:area of
307:Nowhatta
280:al-Qaida
276:Pakistan
272:Nowhatta
152:Piercing
148:Lynching
63:Location
42:Part of
30:. ›
19:template
911:15 July
294:Details
246:Charges
238:Verdict
230:Accused
222:Inquiry
186:Victims
178:Injured
162:Weapons
156:Stoning
74:, India
828:News18
357:C.I.D.
214:Motive
170:Deaths
128:Target
913:2017
363:and
340:ADGP
315:IANS
258:The
118:Date
743:PTI
495:LeT
457:DIG
365:RAW
328:IGP
132:DSP
1166::
1083:,
1067:,
1030:.
972:,
962:^
888:,
878:^
857:,
826:.
815:^
806:,
795:^
785:.
774:^
765:,
751:^
741:.
737:.
722:^
713:,
709:,
695:^
686:,
655:^
635:^
626:,
612:^
590:^
501:.
493:,
448:.
425:,
375:,
361:IB
70:,
1040:.
989:.
915:.
181:3
173:1
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
