Kuka Parray

Mohammad Yusuf Parray
Died(2003-09-13)13 September 2003
Hajin, Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Cause of deathKilled in ambush by militants
Other namesKuka Parray
Known forCounter-insurgency movement in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Political partyJammu & Kashmir Awami League

Mohammad Yusuf Parray, better known as Kuka Parray,also known as Jamsheed Shirazi, was a former Member of the Legislative Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir and the founder of the Jammu & Kashmir Awami League. He was a Kashmiri folk singer, before he founded the pro-government militia, Ikhwan-ul-Muslemoon, that targeted militants. His death was considered a major blow to the Indian forces in their fight against the terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The then Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, described his murder as "a setback to the peace process".

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.