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Journalism of Courage
Two days after the Lashkar-e-Toiba denied having killed two sisters in Sopore,posters in the name of the militant outfit appeared in several mosques and on walls across the town,claiming responsibility for the murders.
Alleged Lashkar militants abducted two daughters of a poor labourer from their home in the evening of January 31,and shot them by the road some distance away.
The girls killed four days ago were killed by the Lashkar-e-Toiba because not only was their behaviour not proper,they were also involved in the heinous crime of being (police) informers, read the posters in Urdu,written on Lashkar letterheads. The girls didnt behave despite warnings from the Lashkar-e-Toiba time and again.
The posters contain a warning: …Some conscience-less people have leveled serious allegations against Lashkar… (We) warn them to desist from any anti-movement activity. Otherwise,the Lashkar will be forced to act against them.
On Thursday,the Lashkar had denied involvement in the killings,blaming Indian agencies instead.
