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Srinagar : In a fresh act of state terrorism, Indian forces martyred a youth in Budgam district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the youth was killed in a fake encounter by personnel of the Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) during a cordon and search operation in the Korag area of Yousmarg in the district.<\/p>\n
The Indian Army, while justifying the killing, claimed that it, along with other forces, launched an operation in the general area of Korag, Yousmarg, after observing suspicious activity. It claimed that an exchange of gunfire took place, resulting in the killing of a militant.<\/p>\n
Indian forces had also martyred a youth, Yasir, in a similar fake encounter in the same area on September 5.<\/p>\n
The occupation forces continued their cordon and search operations in different areas of Budgam, Baramulla, Rajouri and Poonch districts.<\/p>\n
Local residents complained that the phenomenon of extrajudicial killings has increased manifold, saying that the Indian Army and paramilitary forces, along with the Special Operations Group (SOG), bring youth from outside the area or from interrogation centres and kill them during search operations after branding them as militants.<\/p>\n
India has deployed over one million troops in IIOJK to maintain its illegal control over the territory, making it one of the world\u2019s most heavily militarized regions. Indian forces operate with total immunity under draconian laws like AFSPA in IIOJK, giving them full freedom to commit state terrorism in the territory without any fear of legal accountability.<\/p>\n
Indian government is using this massive military power to crush every single voice demanding freedom, permanently silencing anyone who stands up against occupation in IIOJK.<\/p>\n
Indian state terrorism has claimed over 96,502 Kashmiri lives since January 1989, including more than 7,421 in custodial killings and fake encounters.<\/p>\n
Given the highly militarized environment in IIOJK and concerns over accountability, rights groups have called for independent investigations into such incidents.<\/p>\n
The involvement of impartial international observers, including UN bodies, could help establish the facts, ensure credible verification of extrajudicial killings and provide justice to victims and their families.<\/p>\n
Indian authorities identified the martyred youth as Sulaiman Shah, while other officials named him as Hashim Musa alias Asif Musa, Moosa and Musa Fauji. Local sources said that such varying identities have been used in previous cases involving youth killed in extrajudicial encounters, and said the practice was aimed at portraying the slain youth as militants allegedly linked to Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The issue of such identities also surfaced on July 28, 2025, when Indian Army personnel killed three Kashmiri youth in a fake encounter during a cordon and search operation in the Srinagar area. One of the victims, identified as Sulaiman Shah alias Hashim Musa, was given the same name as the alleged mastermind of the Pahalgam attack. The other two victims of the Srinagar fake encounter were identified as Habib Tahir alias Abu Hamza and Yasir alias Jibran.<\/p>\n
The latest incident in Budgam has therefore renewed concerns over the circumstances surrounding killings during cordon and search operations in IIOJK, particularly amid longstanding demands for plebiscite under the UN supervision and impartial investigations into incidents of fake encounters, custodial deaths and extrajudicial killings and questions over the identification of those killed. India forces having impunity under draconian laws including Armed Forces Special Powers Act in which they can kill any Kashmiri in the name of being militant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Srinagar : In a fresh act of state terrorism, Indian forces martyred a youth in Budgam district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, the youth was killed in a fake encounter by personnel of the Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) during a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-212017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir","tag-top-story"],"yoast_head":"\n