Srinagar, Aug. 13 -- The news appeared like a spark, then dissolved like smoke across the forests where an unseen tribe has carried its troubles for generations.

In early May 2025, four Kashmiri men gang-raped and killed a 45-year-old Gujjar woman, a mother of five. Her youngest child witnessed the attack.

Beyond a brief outcry, there were no street protests, candlelight vigils or online campaigns for justice.

On TV and social media, the air buzzed with the noise of war. In the wake of the Baisaran Bloodbath, national newsrooms were mixing reporting with battle talk.

In that din and discourse, this shocking case slipped away.

That poor soul was a seasonal migrant from Reasi and a stranger to the city where she was killed. For her gyp...