SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, unknown gunmen have killed a son ofHurriyet leader, Muhammad Maqbool Sofi, in Sopore.

The gunman shot dead the 25-year-old Arif Ahmed Sofi at Herwan Unisoo onthe outskirts of Sopore last night.

Meanwhile, Indian police and paramilitary forces have launched massivecrackdown operations against Hurriyat leaders and activists ahead of theKashmiris’ Right to Self-Determination Day being observed tomorrow. Theyhave arrested numerous pro freedom leaders and activists in different areasin the territory.

According to Kashmir Media Service, Kashmiris observe 5th January as ‘Rightto Self-Determination Day’ every year.

Meanwhile, the illegally detained Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir LiberationFront, Muhammad Yasin Malik has said that India has turned Kashmir into abig jail.

Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement in Srinagar said that arresting people,placing Hurriyet leaders under house arrest and clamping curfews andrestrictions had become order of the day in the occupied territory.

On the other hand, All Parties Hurriyet Conference has condemned thecontinued illegal detention and house arrest of Hurriyet leaders andactivists.