In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in theirunabated acts of state terrorism martyred 210 innocent Kashmiris includingfive women during the year 2021.
According to a report released by Kashmir Media Service, 65 of the martyrswere killed in fake encounters or custody. The killings by the troopsrendered 16 women widowed and 44 children orphaned. The troops molested 13women and destroyed 67 residential houses and structures in the year.
487 persons were injured due to the use of brute force on protesters while2,716 people including Hurriyat activists and prominent human rightsdefender Khurum Parvez were arrested during house raids and crackdownoperations by Indian troops and police.
The report said that in the month of December 2021 alone, Indian troopsmartyred 31 Kashmiris.
It pointed out that since 5th August 2019, when Modi-led fascist Indiangovernment revoked the special status of IIOJK, the troops martyred 515Kashmiris.
It added that 95,948 Kashmiris have fallen to the Indian bullets in theoccupied territory since January 1989 till date.
Meanwhile, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred onemore Kashmiri youth during a cordon and search operation in Jumagund areaof Kupwara district today.
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The All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders, Farida Bahenji and YasmeenRaja, in a joint statement in Srinagar expressed serious concern over thesurge in Indian state terrorism in the territory.
APHC leader, Bilal Ahmed Siddiqi, in his statement said the imposition ofcontinuous curbs on the Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar reflectsthe communal and fascist mindset of the RSS-backed Modi regime.
Shutdown was observed in different parts of Srinagar, Sopore, Pampore andother areas of the territory today to protest against the Modi government’snefarious designs to change the demography of the occupied territory.
Call for the shutdown was given by various pro-freedom organizations.
