Srinagar\20\\: While expressing his grief and sorrow over the shameful incident of murder and rape of a 21 year old girl in Pulwama, Chairman Hurriyat Syed Ali Geelani demanded stern punishment to the culprits. He also expressed his deep concern over the rising graph of the monster crimes and said that some decades back these type of evils were beyond the imagination of our society but the situation have changed and the criminal mindset is now flourishing in our society. In a statement issued to the press, hurriyat chairman said that the murder and rape incident in Pulwama have shaken every conscious Kashmiri and it have created an environment of fear amoung the people. While commenting over the rising graph of crimes, Geelani sahib said that easy availability of the liquor and other drugs under the patronage of the government is playing a very important role in the increase of these crimes. Our age old traditions of modesty and chastity are being eradicated in a planed way. Geelani sahib said that controlling these crimes is although not possible without the help of state power but it is the responsibility of every responsible citizen, Islamic scholars and the Immams of the Masjids to stand against these evils and jointly fight against this. A close watch should be kept over the criminal people in every locality and every mohalla. Geelani sahib further said that Hurriyat Conference is closely monitoring the incident in Pulwama and want that the people behind such incident should be given stern punishment.