ISLAMABAD – In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their unabated acts ofstate terrorism martyred 13 Kashmiris including a young boy during the lastmonth.
According to the data issued by the Research Section of Kashmir MediaService, today (Wednesday) these killings rendered one woman widowed andtwo children orphaned. During the month, 132 people were critically injureddue to the firing of pellets, bullets and teargas shells by the Indianpolice and paramilitary personnel on peaceful demonstrators in the occupiedterritory. At least 182 civilians, mostly youth and Hurriyat leaders andactivists, were arrested and several of them were booked under draconianPublic Safety Act. The troops molested six women and damaged 20 housesduring the period.
Meanwhile, Indian police and troops continuing their massive crackdownarrested at least nineteen more persons during raids in Gudoora, Newa andParigam areas of Pulwama district last night. These arrests come just daysahead of the so-called Indian parliamentary elections in Pulwama andShopian districts to be held on 6th of this month. The Jammu and KashmirSalvation Movement in a statement in Srinagar strongly denounced the fresharrest spree in by the occupation forces in South Kashmir.
All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, was dischargedfrom Soura Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar, today, after hishealth condition improved.
On the other hand, a report published by an international news agency saysIndian soldiers are using civilians as human shields during cordon andsearch operations in occupied Kashmir.
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The report said that hundreds of Indian soldiers descended on the scenicvillage of Pinglan in Pulwama district of occupied Kashmir on February 17.
The report said Indian soldiers left 18 hours later, four Kashmiriesmartyred, a row of houses was reduced to rubble, an unexploded missile hadbeen planted in a rice field, and more than 120 villagers had soughttreatment for exposure to teargas, beatings, and in some cases mentaltrauma.
The report said representative of the news organisation spent two days inPinglan and interviews with more than 60 eyewitnesses indicate thatsoldiers forced villagers to act as human shields.