Three school children illegally detained by Indian troops in Baramulla
Families fear torture as occupation army holds minors without charges
Srinagar: In yet another disturbing case of repression, Indian forces have illegally detained three ninth-grade Kashmiri students from Sangri Colony in Baramulla, deepening fears of torture and coercion under the Modi regime’s colonial tactics in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the boys — Arslan, Sadiq, and Najeebullah, all students of St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School — went missing after returning from school on Thursday. Their families raised alarm when the students did not return home for hours.
Sadiq’s father said the parents initially believed the boys were together, but panic spread when none of the families had any information. “We contacted each other and even went to the school, but the administration knew nothing,” Arslan’s father, a shopkeeper, told the media.
Locals later informed the families that Indian army personnel had been seen forcibly taking away three young boys near their bikes. The families recovered the bikes and rushed to a nearby police station, where officials denied custody but admitted the boys had been taken by a “special branch” of the Indian army. Instead of providing details, police threatened the families with punitive action.
On Friday morning, an anonymous caller confirmed the boys were in Indian Army custody, being interrogated on vague allegations of “anti-India activities.” When the families demanded details, they were told not to “make much fuss.”
“We cannot remain silent when our children are being tortured,” said Sadiq’s father, who works as a night guard. “The Indian army has a long history of coercion, forced confessions and torture of Kashmiri youth. How can we leave our children to their mercy?”
Najeebullah’s father, whose only child has been detained, broke down as neighbours attempted to comfort him.
A teacher from St. Joseph’s School, requesting anonymity, said: “These boys are respectful and quiet. They are only in the ninth standard — accusing them of anti-India activity is baseless. If India continues this coercion, more students will raise their voice against human rights violations.”
Human rights groups have strongly condemned the abduction and illegal detention of minors, calling it another alarming example of India’s militarised crackdown in Kashmir.
As the traumatized families await news of their children, the incident once again exposes the BJP-RSS regime’s abusive tactics aimed at silencing the younger generation of Kashmiris and crushing their fundamental rights.
