Massive crackdown, house raids continue across IIOJK districts
Srinagar: Indian forces personnel continued their violent crackdown, search operations, and house raids in Kulgam, Shopian, Islamabad, Srinagar, Baramulla and Ganderbal districts of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian army, paramilitary, and police personnel carried out search operations and house raids targeting Hurriyat activists and Jamaat-e-Islami members at several locations across these districts.
In Kulgam district alone, police said raids were carried out at over 200 locations, adding that more than 400 search operations have been conducted across different areas of the district in the past four days.
In Shopian, Indian forces raided the houses of jailed Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr. Hameed Fayaz in Nadigam, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Mohammad Yousuf Falahie in Chitragam, along with several other premises linked to JeI and THK organizations.
In Islamabad district, around 500 individuals linked to various pro-freedom organizations, including JeI, were interrogated, with many subsequently arrested & shifted to District Jail Mattan.
In Srinagar, the Special Operations Group (SOG) carried out extensive raids at multiple locations in the city, with authorities reporting that over 150 premises being searched. The targeted raids focused on the residences of Hurriyat activists, as part of an ongoing crackdown. Authorities claimed that these operations were part of ongoing investigations under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In Ganderbal, searches targeted individuals & premises associated with JeI and other pro-freedom organizations, with several detentions made for questioning.
Similar operations were launched in Baramulla’s Sopore, Zaingeer, Rafiabad and other areas, where over 25 locations connected to JeI members and other activists were raided.
Over the past four days, thousands of homes across IIOJK have been raided and searched, leading to the interrogation and detention of more than 1,500 youth. Many of the detained individuals have been transferred to district and local jails under draconian laws. During these raids, Indian forces also seized range of items, including documents, digital devices such as phones, laptops, & storage gadgets, as well as printed materials, including books.
