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Summary Indian-held Kashmir's CM pledged that such a thing will never take place again.
Indian-held Kashmirs chief minister apologised Friday after his government revealed the names of some 1,400 women raped in the insurgency-hit state during the last five years.I tender an unconditional apology to the victims and their families. There is a deep sense of shame over the revealing of names (of the victims), Omar Abdullah told the state legislature.On Thursday a written reply by the states home department to a lawmakers query contained a list of nearly 1,400 women raped since 2006, giving out their names, parentage and residential addresses.Abdullah, who heads the department, pledged that such a thing will never take place again and said he would look into the matter.He made his apology after the main opposition People Democratic Party protested over the issue.Kashmir, a predominantly Muslim state, has been in the grip of an insurgency since 1989 that has left thousands dead so far.The violence has declined sharply since India and Pakistan, which hold the region in part, started a peace process in 2004.
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