India locks down occupied Kashmir, former CMs put under house arrest

India deploys unprecedented number of troops, all internet and telephone services suspended in occupied valley

Indian security personnel stand guard on a street in occupied Jammu. -AFP

SRINAGAR:
Authorities in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) placed large parts of the region under lockdown early Monday while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC).

Communications were cut, with private mobile networks, internet services and telephone landlines cut.

Civil-military huddle reaffirms resolve to thwart any Indian misadventure

Before the network disruptions, senior former and current Kashmiri political leaders tweeted that they had been put under house arrest.

Indian security personnel question motorists on a street in occupied Jammu. -AFP


"I believe I'm being placed under house arrest from midnight tonight & the process has already started for other mainstream leaders," Omar Abdullah, a former chief minister of IoK, tweeted before communications were cut.
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