Girija Tickoo niece recently spoke about the unspeakable atrocities which have been faced by her aunt in Kashmir, know her story and family
She has also urged people to watch Kashmir Files which involves her aunt Girija Tickoo.
The Kashmir Files, a film which is made by the filmmaker Mr. Vivek Agnihotri on the problems faced by Kashmiri Pandits leading to their exodus from the valley in the 1990s. This movie has successfully attracted the masses to the theatres. This movie has brought up the truth and sufferings of the Kashmiri Hindus residing in Kashmir with Muslims mass killing, murdering, raping, burning and converting Hindus.
One of the most shocking incidents during the stressful period of Kashmir was the brutal rape and murder of Girija Tickoo, who was a Kashmiri Pandit. She was gang-raped and cut into half using a mechanical saw and the shocking truth is that she was still alive.
Girija Tickoo Story, Biography, Family, Parents, Husband Name, Niece, Photo And The Kashmir Files Movie
Girija Tickoo was a Kashmiri Pandit married woman from Bandipora and worked as a laboratory assistant at a government school in Kashmir with her brutally raped and murdered when she was just in her 20s. She is portrayed by Bhasha Sumbli (Sharda Pundit) in The Kashmir Files.
Name: Girija Kumari Tiku
Husband’s Name: Kanya Lal Tiku
Date of Birth: 15.2.1969
Date of Assassination: 11.6.1990
Residence: Arigam, Bandipora, Baramulla
Survived by mother (60), husband (25), son and daughter (4 and 2)
Girija Tickoo’s family has finally opened up about the incident which took place after staying silent for over three decades and hiding their inner feelings. Her niece whose name is Sidhi Raina uploaded a heartfelt post on her official Instagram account. In the note, she talked about how her family still waits for justice and urged everyone to watch the film.
Girijia Tickoo's niece recalls horric incident. MUST READ.#TheKashmiriFiles pic.twitter.com/2eBFO7cGfQ
— Farrago Abdullah (@abdullah_0mar) March 14, 2022
Girija Tickoo was a lab assistant. She was called back to Kashmir to collect her salary. Her female friend had called her home and arranged for her to be abducted from her home. She was raped multiple times and sodomised. Her abdomen was cut out. ++ pic.twitter.com/5LKwZgnNZa
— Hindu (@Mans0724) March 13, 2022
Being #Hindu is crime to the Peaceful Community.
— ∅ 🇮🇳 (@HemmayaK) March 11, 2022
Never forget what happened to Girija Tickoo. #TheKashmiriFiles pic.twitter.com/UFPj19SkbD
While explaining what was happened to Girija, she said that the movie shows the horrifying nights of her family and of each and every Kashmiri Pandit’s family went through.
She also wrote that, “My father’s sister, Girija Tickoo, was a librarian by profession at a University who had gone to pick her paycheck. On her way back to the bus from which she was traveling, the bus stopped and what happened next still leaves me in shivers, tears, and nausea.”
She also stated that “My bua was then thrown into a taxi, where five men were present already and one of them being her colleague badly tortured her. Later they raped her, and then brutally murdered her by cutting her alive with a carpenter saw. Everyone was in extreme shock after this incident. Unfortunately, Girija never received justice as no action was taken against the culprits of this brutal murder and rape.”