Seven Kashmiri youth, including two doctors, arrested on fabricated charges in IIOJK
Arrests of Kashmiri doctors on false charges highlight systematic targeting in Kashmir
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian police have arrested seven Kashmiri youth, including two doctors, on fabricated charges, highlighting a growing trend of targeting educated professionals under baseless allegations.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian forces conducted large-scale crackdowns, house raids, and cordon and search operations across Srinagar, Shopian, Ganderbal, Pulwama, and Kulgam districts. Those detained include Dr. Muzamil Ahmad Ganie, Dr. Adeel Ahmad, Arif Nisar Dar, Yasir-ul-Ashraf, Maqsood Ahmad Dar, Molvi Irfan Ahmad, and Zameer Ahmad Ahangar.
Political analysts condemned the arrests, describing them as part of a systematic campaign to intimidate and suppress educated Kashmiris. They noted that arrests of young doctors on spurious charges have now become a disturbing norm in the occupied territory.
Analysts revealed that Dr. Adeel was arrested on the fabricated charge of putting up a poster allegedly urging shopkeepers not to cooperate with Indian agencies. Following his arrest, police implicated Dr. Muzamil Shakeel and other doctors in the same case. Dr. Adeel, a native of Kashmir residing in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, had served as a Senior Resident at the Government Medical Complex in Islamabad, south Kashmir, until October 24, 2024.
Observers criticized the police narrative as illogical, noting that linking doctors to “militant organisations” based solely on a poster is implausible, particularly in Srinagar, where surveillance cameras are installed on nearly every street. Police also alleged that Dr. Adeel had kept a rifle at the hospital for a year — a claim contradicted by the fact that he had left the institution the previous year.
Following his arrest, Dr. Adeel was reportedly pressured to implicate other Kashmiri doctors, including Dr. Muzamil Shakeel, from whose Faridabad clinic near Delhi, police claimed to have recovered two AK-47 rifles and explosives. However, Faridabad Police Commissioner Kumar Gupta later admitted that the seized weapons were not AK-47 rifles, further undermining the official claims. Contradictory reports in Indian media — NDTV named the accused as Dr. Muzamil Shakeel, while other outlets called him Mufazil Shakeel — and Times Now’s claim that 2,900 kilograms of explosives were recovered (roughly the weight of a truck) further exposed the implausibility and inconsistencies of these allegations.
Analysts say these contradictions reveal the professional ineptitude of Indian intelligence and law enforcement agencies. They added that since 2022, authorities have mandated CCTV installations in shops across Srinagar and other towns in IIOJK, making such alleged activities nearly impossible to conduct unnoticed.
Political observers contend that the occupation administration is pursuing a deliberate campaign to malign Kashmiri Muslims and deprive them of prestigious positions. Kashmiri doctors, in particular, face growing harassment, with new interns being denied salaries and senior professionals being implicated in fabricated terrorism cases. Analysts say India is using these false cases to divert global attention from its internal security crises, while falsely implicating Pakistan and Kashmiri professionals in fabricated “terror cases”.
