IIOJK: nine Kashmiris martyred in November

Indian forces kill nine Kashmiris in November, with rising arrests and property confiscation in IIOJK.

ISLAMABAD:

Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), martyred nine Kashmiris, including a woman, in the month of November.

According to Kashmir Media Service, four of those killed were victims of fake encounters and custodial killings.

During the month, 12 Kashmiris sustained critical injuries, while 160 people, mostly Hurriyat activists, were arrested under draconian laws like the Public Safety Act (PSA) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), according to data released by the Research Section of KMS.

These injuries and arrests occurred during 196 cordon-and-search operations and house raids conducted by Indian troops across the territory.

The killings left three children orphaned, and Indian forces damaged two houses during the operations.

Additionally, the BJP-led Indian government confiscated and attached 140 properties, including lands, houses, and shops, using draconian laws to suppress the Kashmiri people's political aspirations.

Meanwhile, former chief minister IIOJK Mehbooba Mufti expressed grave concerns over rising communal tensions and the neglect of developmental priorities in India besides the disputed IIOJK territory, says a report reaching from across the line of control.

Drawing parallels with 1947, she accused the Indian government of fostering division, alleging attempts to demolish mosques to search for temples and communalizing spaces like Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the most ancient shrine in the Islamic history of the subcontinent