In early 1950s, while Sheikh Abdullah was still in office, an Iranian press delegation visited Kashmir. The members of this delegation visited Mughal Gardens, Dal Lake, Pahalgham , Gulmarg , Baramulla and Ganderbal. At Baramulla , they visited the Place where Maqbool Sherwani was brutally killed by Tribal raiders in 1947 . They were told stories of the Death and Destruction that visited the Town during Tribal Raid. They also heard stories of killings and Brutal rapes by tribal raiders at Mission Hospital Baramulla.
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