IIOJK land grab continues: NIA seizes properties of two Kashmiris in Budgam, Pulwama
Srinagar, : Continuing its policy of dispossession in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the BJP-led Indian government has seized two more properties belonging to Kashmiris in Budgam and Pulwama districts.
According to Kashmir Media Service, India’s notorious probe agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), confiscated a parcel of land measuring 11.5 marlas in SK Bagh, Budgam, and another plot spanning 3.2 kanals located at Abhama in Rajpora area of Pulwama.
The properties belong Tafazul Hussain Parimoo, resident of Sheikh-ul-Alam Colony, Nowgam, Srinagar, and Tanveer Ahmad Wani of Pulwama.
The seizures were carried out under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a fabricated cases. Indian authorities alleged that Tafazul Hussaind and Tanveer Ahmad were involved in pro-freedom activities and providing logistical support to resistance activists, claims often invoked to justify coercive actions against Kashmiri civilians.
Since the revocation of IIOJK’s special status in August 2019, the BJP government has confiscated hundreds of properties, including homes, land and business establishments. Kashmir watchers view this pattern as part of a broader strategy aimed at economically disempowering Kashmiris and altering the territory’s demographic composition by reallocating such assets to non-locals.
