Indian forces arrest eight Kashmiri youth in Pulwama, Shopian districts
Srinagar: Indian forces, in their latest act of state terrorism, have arrested eight Kashmiri youth in Pulwama and Shopian districts of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, two youth were arrested during a cordon-and-search operation conducted by personnel of the Indian Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles and the 183rd Battalion of paramilitary forces in the Rajpora area of Pulwama district. Indian forces also claimed to have recovered a pistol, 12 rounds of ammunition, and a hand grenade during another search operation in the general area of Yarwan forest in Pulwama district.
In Shopian, Indian forces arrested 6 youth in separate operations. Three youth identified as Junaid Ahmad, Amir Yousif, and Junaid Muzaffer were arrested during a cordon-and-search operation in Heerpora area of the district. Justifying the arrests, the forces claimed to have recovered two hand grenades and posters from their possession. The forces also seized their motorcycle, bearing registration number JK18B-6130, on which they were travelling.
In another cordon-and-search operation in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian, Indian army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifles and 178 Battalion paramilitary arrested three more individuals Haris Manzoor, Ashiq Hussain, and Arif Ahmad Kumar.
Meanwhile, personnel of the Indian Army’s 52 Rashtriya Rifles, along with the 177th and 179th Battalions of paramilitary forces, claimed to have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from an abandoned house during an operation in Manzseer, Sopore, in Baramulla district.
