A member of a prominent committee investigating the rapes and deaths of two women in Indian-administered Kashmir has been found dead.The discovery has triggered a general strike in the town of Shopian.Police say Mohammad Hussain Zargar, 42, went missing after leaving home on Saturday morning. His body was found on Tuesday (8 Sept.) evening.Local residents allege that his death is the handiwork of those involved in the rapes and murders of the two women.Shopian – the area where the rapes and murders took place – has seen days of protests and strikes over the case.The bodies of the two women were discovered in a canal in the town on 30 May.
- Read full report in www.bbc.co.uk, 10 Sept. 2009

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