Maqbool Bhat
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Maqbool Bhat, also spelt Maqbool Butt (1938–1984),[2] was a Kashmiri pro-independence leader who went to Pakistan and founded the resistance group 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][lower-alpha 1] 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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Maqbool Bhat | |
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Born | Muhammad Maqbool Bhat (1938-02-18)18 February 1938 |
Died | 11 February 1984(1984-02-11) (aged 45) |
Cause of death | Hanging[1] |
Education | SJS Baramulla |
Organization | NLF & JKLF |
Known for | Kashmiri Separatism Kashmiri Resistance |
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