Indian authorities tighten grip on jails in IIOJK
Segregation, surprise checks target Kashmiri detainees
Srinagar: Authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have intensified brutal measures in jails across the territory under the pretext of preventing radicalisation, with Kashmiri detainees facing strict segregation and heightened surveillance.
According to Kashmir Media Service, rights observers say the measures are part of a broader strategy to suppress political dissent and criminalise resistance. Reports gleaning from the occupied territory said, officials have implemented segregation of Kashmiri and foreign detainees from each other and from the general prison population. Human rights groups argue that such measures disproportionately target Kashmiri political prisoners.
Indian agencies have also intensified surprise checks, frisking, patrolling, and audits across jails, while strict monitoring of vendors and suppliers has been initiated.
Kashmiri civil society has criticised the new directives, asserting that jails in IIOJK have long been used as tools of occupation to intimidate the population.
Analysts say the crackdown is indicative of India’s strategy to project control over Kashmiris’ political voice, while presenting dissent as “terrorism” to the international community. They caution that such measures deepen fear among prisoners and their families, further weakening the prospects for justice and lawful dissent in the territory.
Observers underline that the human rights of Kashmiri prisoners, including political activists, continue to be violated systematically, reflecting the occupation authorities’ broader policy of collective punishment in IIOJK.
