On 1st April 1993 Dr Abdul Ahad Guru, a surgeon at the Institute of Medical sciences in Soura,Srinagar
and an dedicated supporter of the Kashmir independence cause was found shot.
and an dedicated supporter of the Kashmir independence cause was found shot.
Dr Guru was one of the many people who were vocal in raising concern about reported grave human rights violations in Kashmir.
Dr Guru frequently underlined the cases of brutal torture treated in his hospital.He often met journalists and members of human rights organizations
Dr Guru frequently underlined the cases of brutal torture treated in his hospital.He often met journalists and members of human rights organizations
which included emassaries from Amnesty International to whom he described methods of apparently routine torture used by the security forces which often resulted in acute renal failure.