Rehnuma-e-Kashmir and Saffron Times
April 10, 1996, in Kashmir, India
Sheikh, editor of the Urdu-language daily Rehnuma-e-Kashmir and the English-language weekly Saffron Times, was found dead on April 10 floating in Kashmir's Jhelum River. He had written about an increase in killings and arson incidents his hometown, Pampur. Family members say a militia group backed by Indian state security forces had kidnapped him in March.Medium: Print
Job: Editor
Beats Covered: Human Rights
Gender: Male
Local or Foreign: Local
Freelance: No
Type of Death: Murder
Suspected Source of Fire: Paramilitary Group
Impunity: Yes
Taken Captive: Yes
Tortured: No
Threatened: No
