Indian police seize property of another Kashmiri in Kupwara
Srinagar: In yet another instance of Modi government’s policy of dispossession in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian police have seized property of a Kashmiri man in Kupwara district.
According to Kashmir Media Service, police confiscated land worth several lacs belonging to Abdullah Ganie in the Palpora Qaziabad area of Handwara. The action was taken under the orders of New Delhi-appointed Governor Manoj Sinha
Occupation authorities alleged that Ganie was associated with the freedom movement, a frequent pretext used to targed and punish Kashmiris. In order to provide legal cover for the seizure, police cited an order from the Additional Sessions Court Handwara, though such orders are seen as instruments of state repression.
Since the revocation of Article 370 in August 2019, the Modi-led Indian government has intensified its campaign of seizing homes, land, shops and vehicles of Kashmiri Muslims. This is part of broader strategy meant to altar IIOJK’s demography.
