Indian forces martyr 21 Kashmiris during first seven months of 2026 in IIOJK
KMS data reveals 4,650 arrests, 253 property seizures, 52 demolitions and thousands languishing in prisons
Srinagar: Indian forces, in their unabated acts of state terrorism, have martyred 21 Kashmiris in the first seven months of 2026 in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
According to data issued today by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, Indian Army, Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Operations Group (SOG), and notorious agencies, including Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), National Investigation Agency (NIA), and State Investigation Agency (SIA), arrested 4,650 civilians, including youth, students, political activists and women during 1,550 cordon and search operations (CASOs) and house raids. Many of the detainees were booked under draconian laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Public Safety Act (PSA).
The data further revealed that at least 50 civilians were injured after Indian police and paramilitary forces used brute force against peaceful and unarmed Kashmiris during the period.
Additionally, intensifying its colonial-style suppression, the highly communal and corrupt administration led by New Delhi-appointed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, under the direct control of the Indian Home Minister, seized 253 properties, including residential houses, land, shops, institutions, and vehicles belonging to Kashmiris. Indian authorities also demolished at least 52 properties, including residential houses, during the first seven months of the year.
Kashmir watchers and political analysts said the illegal confiscation and demolition of properties formed part of the BJP-led Indian government’s strategy to economically weaken Kashmiris, punish political dissent and suppress the ongoing freedom movement in the occupied territory.
They said the continued killings by Indian forces’ personnel were meant to instill fear among Kashmiris, but such measures had failed to weaken the Kashmiris’ resolve for freedom.
Meanwhile, thousands of Kashmiris, including Hurriyat leaders, activists, youth, students, journalists, and dozens of women, continue to languish in prisons across India and IIOJK. Prominent detainees include APHC Chairman Masarrat Aalam Butt, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Aasiya Andrabi, Naheeda Nasreen, Fehmeeda Sofi, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Merajudin Kalwal, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Advocate Shahidul Islam, Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, Dr. Hameed Fayaz, Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Bilal Siddiqi, Molvi Bashir Usmani, Fayaz Hussain Jaferi, Zaffar Akbar Butt, Advocate Zahid Ali, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Fakhtoo, Rafiq Ahmad Ganai, Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori, and Farooq Ahmed Tawheedi.
These political detainees continue to face prolonged incarceration under politically motivated cases for supporting the Kashmiris’ internationally recognized right to self-determination.
