I made a mistake: Kashmiri-footballer-turned-militant’s final confession

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A footballer-turned-militant from Sopore regretted becoming a member of terrorists’ ranks, in response to his final dialog which went viral earlier than he was killed by the safety forces in a gunfight final week.
The telephone dialog between Amir Siraj (A), and apparently his father (B), reveals how Amir was indoctrinated and regretted the choice of becoming a member of the fear outfit.
Amir’s household has referred to as the audio clip pretend and mentioned that no such dialog came about between him and his father.
SSP Sopore, Javed Iqbal instructed IANS, “There is a possibility that he might have called his father in his last moments, it happens under such situations. However, I can’t confirm the authenticity of the clip right now”.
“If he called his father but he denies having any conversation with Amir, then may be the conversation did take place but the father has his reasons to say so, that’s a possibility too”.
English translated transcript of the dialog dated 24.12.2020:
A. Hello
B. Hello
A. Asalmualaikum.
B. Walaikumsalam.
A. Abba? I’m Amir.
B. Amir, are you OK?
A. We obtained caught.
B. Where?
A. In Kreeri. There is one other one with me. Now, I needed to give up however there appears to be no manner out. They are forcing us to do that. They warned me they’d kill everybody in my household if I even considered surrendering.
B. My pricey, is there no manner you may escape?

A. No there is not. I made a mistake. I used to be manipulated. They forcibly took my image with a weapon and made it go viral. I needed to come back dwelling however they warned me they’d kill everybody in my household, father, mom, brother, everybody, if I ever did that.
B. What will we do? What will Boba do with out you?
A. Don’t inform anybody. Don’t inform anybody until it is over. I simply have one factor to say to you, one lesson.
B. Yes, my pricey.
A. I made a mistake. I did not know higher. I did not know the place this path would lead me. Tell my brother and my associates to by no means consider following this path I took. Make certain they work in the direction of constructing their future.
B. What will your mom and your sister do with out you?
A.Tell everybody that the trail I took has no future.
B. My pricey, I did inform you to make one thing of your life that very day.
A. I wasted my life and I am unable to come again now. I simply don’t desire anybody to undergo what I did. They gave us an opportunity. Both the military and police gave us an opportunity to give up however our personal folks threatened us. The enemy is at all times the one you maintain shut. I needed to come back out of this life. I needed to come back again to my dad and mom. I’d serve you, work arduous and make one thing of my life however I haven’t got that probability anymore. Now my destiny is sealed. But I would like you to be sure that what occurred to me would not occur to any of my associates or household.
B. My pricey, in case you can nonetheless discover a manner out, please strive.
A. There isn’t any manner. Don’t inform anybody in my household. I’ve to just accept my destiny and I pray nobody will get to die like this…I requested everybody to forgive me for my errors and transgressions and I would like you to inform these I damage to forgive me. I wish to come dwelling, make one thing of my life however it’s too late now.
B. What will your mom do?
A. I’d give up now if I might. Army and police gave us each probability, it is the folks I considered our personal who pressure us to die like this. I do not need you to get damage due to me.
B. I had instructed you the trail you took was a improper one.
A. There is one other individual with me. He is damage and…(End Of Conversation).
Amir Siraj (22), a BA last yr scholar and a soccer participant from Khawaja Gilgat, Sopore, had gone lacking within the afternoon of June 24. It was later discovered that he had joined the terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed. Last week, Amir together with one other Jaish terrorist, Umar Abrar, was killed after a long-drawn gunfight with safety forces at Wanigam Payeen, Baramulla.
Sources mentioned that Amir apparently didn’t have any previous terror hyperlinks, nonetheless, he was indoctrinated in Sopore’s Adipora village, which has a powerful ideological base for terror recruitment.
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