We need more spirited women to fight the jehadi and jongi thugs since women are preyed upon as the primary targets in blueprints of the Islamists who want to traumatise a community.
On Dashami, Jammu housewife kills jihadi with axe
Sanjay Khajuria
JAMMU: As the country bid farewell to goddess Durga, the demon-slayer, on Dashami and witnessed the evil king Ravana being vanquished on Dussehra, a humble Muslim woman in a remote Jammu village slew a dreaded Lashkar terrorist single-handedly.
Exhibiting astonishing, raw courage, Rashida Begum took on the two terrorists who had barged into her home late Sunday night in Thana Mandi village in Rajouri district. The woman, in her early forties, grabbed an axe and swung it wildly, killing one of the armed terrorists and injuring the other. Seeing his partner meet a bloody end, the other terrorist fled in sheer dread.
A Rajouri-based police officer said the two terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based group that carried out the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, had entered Noor Ahmad's home around 9pm with the intention of holding the family hostage.
Police said the two also wanted information on some local targets that Noor and his family members refused to provide. Angered by the resistance, the two began beating them up, threatening to eliminate the family, when Noor's wife, Rashida, took them by surprise, pouncing on one of them from behind. She brought down an axe in powerful blows, killing the terrorist on the spot.
She then charged at his partner who, nonplussed, was trying to gather his wits. Rashida and the rest of the family members soon overpowered him and snatched his weapon. However, the terrorist escaped under the cover of darkness, but not before receiving sharp cuts in the face-off with the furious housewife.
Rajouri's additional superintendent of police Shabir Ahmed said investigations were on establish to identity of the duo but the slain terrorist was believed to be Osama, a Pakistan-based LeT commander, wanted in many cases of extortion and terror related activities. ``We are awaiting more details from the spot where a police team is carrying out further investigation,'' Ahmed said. Security forces are combing the area for the escaped terrorist.
(Courtesy: The Times of India; September 29, 2009)
(URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/On-Dashami-Jammu-housewife-kills-jihadi-with-axe/articleshow/5066348.cms )
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Brave Ruksana becomes a star
Shahdhara Sharief (Rajouri), 29 SEPT: Her immensely brave act has turned young Ruksana Kausar into a heroine and people now see her as a fighter against the zulm or atrocities of militants. She had taken on a group ofLashkar-e-Taiyyaba terrorists who barged into her house late Sunday night, snatched an AK-47 from one intruder and shot him dead.
Ruksana is full of smiles at her house in Upper Kalsi in Shahdhara Sharief of Rajouri district, as she is besieged by television reporters asking her how she did it.
Posing with the AK-47 that she grabbed from the militants, she recounts for the umpteenth time how she shot dead LeT terrorist Abu Osama in her house up in the hills, while the locals cheer her.
The girl, in her late teens, fought militants and saved her family, especially her parents.
When the terrorists barged into her house late Sunday night, Ruksana might have been provoked by the terror unleashed by the ultras on her parents ~ Noor Hussain and Rashida, and by a premonition that her own dignity was in danger. But what she did was an act of supreme bravery. "One thing is for sure that the girl exhibited rare bravery, and she deserves all praise for it," Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Mr Shafkat Watali told IANS. "This is a clear manifestation that the people are willing to fight back militants. They are sick of the atrocities of militants."
Ruksana is aware that the new spotlight has come on her after she shot the militant with his own gun.
"I knew that they were up to something, and saw them trying to do something terribly wrong with my daddy," Ruksana said, brimming with anger. "I snatched the gun by pulling his hair and then opened fire on him."
This act of the girl is being termed as a fight against zulm by the locals ~ who feel this would begin a new chapter in the anti-militancy feelings of the people.
"Now, we feel that militants are not invincible. They can be overpowered and killed," said Showkat Hussain, a villager who had come to see Ruksana from Darhal, about 30 km from here.
The villagers, some of whom have dish antenna fixed on their houses, have seen Ruksana on their TV sets. Many others came to see the new brave girl of the area.
"She is another Sher bibi," say people, referring to a legendary Gujjar woman who used to venture into the jungles in Banihal area, where lions used to roam many decades ago. After Rukhsana shot dead one terrorist, the other ultras ran away, including one who was injured.
The family members handed over to the police two AK-47 rifles which they had snatched from the terrorists.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Mr NN Vohra has lauded the exemplary courage and bravery of the fearless young girl.
"The Governor has asked for a formal report from the Director General of Police so that he can recommend the young girl for a gallantry award," an official release said.
"The Governor also intends to invite this brave girl to the Raj Bhavan to honour her," the statement said.
(Courtesy: The Statesman; September 30, 2009)
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