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Wave of Kashmir disappearances, mystery deaths spook tribal community

A group of Gujjar men gather to mourn and talk about the recent disappearances and deaths in Kulgam, Indian-administered Kashmir [Sajad Hameed/Al Jazeera]

Kulgam, Indian-administered Kashmir — When Showkat Ahmad’s body was found, it had sores and a bloodied eye. His hair was falling out, and the skin on the 18-year-old’s hands and legs was peeling off, recalled his father, Mohamad Sadiq.

That was March 16, three days after Sadiq had learned that his elder son, Riyaz, 25, had also died, a month after the two young men had disappeared.

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