Maqbool Bhat | |
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| Born | Muhammad Maqbool Bhat 18 February 1938 |
| Died | 11 February 1984 (aged 45) |
| Cause of death | Hanging[1] |
| Education | SJS Baramulla |
| Organization | NLF & JKLF |
| Known for | Kashmiri Separatism |
Maqbool Bhat (1938–1984),[2] was a Kashmiri separatist leader, who went to Pakistan and founded the National Liberation Front (NLF), which was a precursor to the present day Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). He is also termed as the "Father of the Nation of Kashmir" Baba-e-Qaum, by the locals.[3][a] Bhat carried out multiple attacks in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. He was arrested and sentenced to double death sentence. He was hanged on 11 February 1984 in Tihar Jail in Delhi.
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- ^ Handoo, Bilal (11 February 2018). "What fuelled Kashmir's Maqbool Butt". Free Press Kashmir.
- ^ Mushtaq, Sheikh (11 February 2011). "Kashmir seeks return of hanged separatist leader's remains". Reuters. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019.
- ^ Zafar Meraj, Inderjit Badhwar, Discontent brewing in Kashmir for two years again finds expression in violence, India Today, 30 April 1989.
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