Kashmir News: Scrubbing Away the Gun: Why Kashmir’s Youth Are Removing AK-47 Tattoo
Kashmir News : While youngsters across the world are following the trend of getting tattoos on their bodies, in the Kashmir Valley, the opposite is happening. Basit Bashir, a tattoo removal artist in Srinagar, has removed over a hundred thousand tattoos from both boys and girls. Interestingly, most of the tattoos he has removed were of AK-47 rifles.
Tattoo removal clinics in Srinagar has become a hub for youngsters these days. Hundreds of young people flock to the clinic every day to get their tattoos removed. The tattoo removal artist says that most of these youngsters either fear wearing rifle tattoos or do not want to hurt religious sentiments.
In the Kashmir Valley, people with tattoos of arms and ammunition often come under the radar of security forces, which is one of the main reasons for getting these tattoos removed. Meanwhile, the artist also states that failed romantic relationships, as well as religious beliefs, play a major role in the increasing number of tattoo removals.
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