India gunned down Zakir Musa, its 'most wanted' militant in disputed Kashmir. Was Musa really that dangerous?
Thousands of people attended the funeral of Kashmiri militant Zakir Musa on Friday. Videos circulated on social media showed a mass of humans bracing rain and chanting slogans. Some held up the dreaded black flag of the terror group Daesh.
Musa, whose real name is Zakir Rashid, rose to prominence in 2016 after he replaced Burhan Wani as the commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, one of the valley’s most effective militant organisations. In online videos and messages, he even criticised Pakistan, which has long been accused of backing militant groups fighting the Indian rule over Muslim-majority Kashmir.
Thousands of people attended the funeral of Zakir Musa on May 24 after militant leader was killed a day earlier. Born in 1994, Musa came from a relatively well-to-do family. As a young boy, he represented Kashmir in inter-state carrom board championships. In 2010, he was arrested and charged for throwing stones at the police.
Even though he was estranged with mainstream militant outfits in Kashmir, Zakir Musa gave Kashmiris something to rally around in his death.
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