Indian troops martyr 20 Kashmiris in July
Srinagar: Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism martyred twenty Kashmiris in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir during the last month of July.
According to a report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, today, of those six were martyred by the troops in fake encounters or in custody.
The killing rendered a woman widowed and two children orphaned in July.
During the month, 216 civilians, mostly Hurriyat leaders, activists and lawyers including Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Advocate Nazir Ahmed Roonga; acting Kashmir High Court Association president, Advocate Mian Muzzafar; Bar member and Advocate Mohammad Ashraf Butt; former general secretary of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, were arrested. Many of those arrested were booked under black laws, Public Safety Act (PSA) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The troops also damaged three houses/structures during 237 cordon and search operations in the month, the report added.
Around a dozen people were injured when Indian police and paramilitary personnel resorted to brute force in the occupied territory during the period.
