Showkat Ahmed Shah Explained

Religion:Islam
Occupation:Cleric
Death Cause:Explosion
Death Place:Maisuma, Srinagar, Kashmir
Death Date:8 April 2011
Denomination:Salafi
Showket Ahmed Shah
Honorific Suffix:President of Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadith, J&K
Birth Date:1955

Shaheed Showket Ahmed Shah (Arabic: شهيد شوكت احمد شاه الكشميري) was an Islamic cleric and leader of the Jammu and Kashmir branch of the Jamiat Ahle Hadith organisation. He was killed in an IED explosion in the Maisuma area in Srinagar, in Kashmir, on 8 April 2011.[1] Eight people were accused of his murder, one of whom was killed shortly afterwards; six others were acquitted in December 2020, with the court recommending the same be done for the remaining man.[2] Shah's family rejected the court's verdict, questioning the reliability of the police and state prosecution services.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accused acquitted in Ahmad Shah murder case . 12 December 2020 . 5 June 2020 . etvbharat.com.
  2. Web site: 12 December 2020 . 5 June 2020 . Srinagar six acquitted in Showkat murder case. .
  3. Web site: Showkat Shah's family rejects acquittal of alleged murderers . 14 December 2020 . 5 June 2020 . thekashmirwalla.com.