My son died for freedom not money

"Srinagar, Oct 12: Death of
their eldest son Suhail
Yaseen Dar, 15, in police
and paramilitary CRPF
firing during the present
unrest has shattered the
dreams of Muhammad
Yasin Dar and his wife
Maryam, who wanted to
make him a computer
engineer.
Suhail was Yaseen’s eldest
son and was studying in
Vision Public School
Hyderpora. He was a
meritorious student and
had passed his exams with
good marks.
“Our son didn’t let us
down and scored over 90
per cent marks in his
previous classes. We were
waiting for the day when
he would become an
engineer,” Yaseen told
Greater Kashmir.

“ I brought computer and
other electronic gadgets
as he was interested in it
from childhood, but his
death snatched our
dreams forever,” he
added. Recalling the
fateful day, he said that
his son had left home
early morning to
participate in the Eidgah
march on August 3.
“ He too joined procession
and when they reached
near Fairdeal motors at
Parimpora, the police
resorted to indiscriminate
firing on them. The
procession was peaceful
and there was no stone
pelting or provocation
from protesters. I was
shocked to hear that
bullet had hit him. I him
rushed to SMHS where he
was battling for life for
more than 5-hours and
succumbed later to
injuries,” he added.
Quoting eyewitnesses and
doctors, he said that Suhail
was fired upon from a
close range.
“ After being hit by a bullet
from just five metres
range, he lost one major
vessel and got multiple
gut proliferations,” Yaseen
quoted doctors as having
told him.
The family has also
rejected compensation of
Rs 5 lakh offered by the
government to the
families of civilians killed
in ongoing agitation.
“My son sacrificed life for
Azadi and not for
money .How can I sell his
blood by accepting
compensation money
from government,” he
said.
“ We want punishment for
the killer cops and no
amount of money can
return us him back,” he
added."