Indian troops martyr five Kashmiris in March
Srinagar: Indian troops, continuing their brutal campaign in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), martyred five Kashmiris during the last month of March.
According to data released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, two of the victims were killed in a fake encounter.
During the month, Indian Army, Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Operation Group and notorious agencies such as Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), National Investigation Agency and State Investigation Agency, arrested 49 civilians, mostly political activists, youth, traders and students. Several detainees were booked under black laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Public Safety Act (PSA), designed to silence dissent and prolong illegal detentions.
Five persons were injured due to the use of brute force by Indian police on peaceful demonstrators in the occupied territory.
Indian troops also disgraced and molested two women during the month. The forces also destroyed and damaged one house.
These killings and arrests occurred during 193 cordon-and-search operations and house raids carried out by Indian forces’ personnel across the territory.
Additionally, intensifying its colonial style suppression, the highly communal and corrupted administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, under the direct control of Indian Home Minister, seized nineteen properties, including homes and lands including property of APHC leader Muhammad Farooq Rehmani. These illegal confiscations are part of the BJP-led Indian government’s strategy to economically strangle Kashmiris and suppress their political stand and freedom aspirations.
Furthermore, the Delhi-appointed puppet Lieutenant Governor locked the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on three occasions during the month of March, including Shab-e-Qadr, Jummat-ul-Vida, and Eid day. The Indian regime also disallowed Eid prayers at the historic Eidgah Srinagar while placing Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest. KMS-2R
