Srinagar, June 17 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, students of the various educational institutions in Shopian district have pledged to fight for the justice for the family of Asiya and Neelofar who were gang raped and murdered by Indian troops last month.

As the strike against the rape and killing of two young women entered 18th day in Shopian, hundreds of all the government and private schools of Shopian including the students of Green Land Educational Institute (the school where one of the victims, Asiya studied) took out a protest rally and demanded punishment to the persons involved in the crime.

Wearing uniform, hundreds of students’ who carried placards marched through different streets. They raised anti-India and “we want freedom” slogans.

The students reiterated that they will continue to boycott the classes unless and until the culprits involved in the gruesome incident are exposed and hanged in full public view.

“The murderers have snatched from us the cream of our school. She had made the institution proud by securing distinction in the matriculation exams. We cannot concentrate on our studies without seeing the killers of Asiya hanged before us,” said Yasir, an 11th class student of Green Land Educational Institute.

Meanwhile, scores of students along with transporters took to streets in various localities of Bandipora including Hajin, Shadipora, Sumbal and Niadkhi against the rape and murder of teenage girl and her three-month-old pregnant sister-in-law in Shopian.  The students who boycotted the classes shouted pro-freedom and anti-India slogans.

“Our sisters are feeling insecure in presence of huge troops in Kashmir and demilitarization is need of the hour,” said Shah Mudasir, a graduate student. He added that until the troops are present in Valley, the Shopian incident could happen in every nook and corner of the occupied territory.