SRINAGAR – Indian government official report makes stunning revelationsagainst Occupied Kashmir lockdown and huge number of people arrested so far.
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have detained about 4,000 peoplesince New Delhi scrapped the Muslim-majority Himalayan region’s specialautonomous status.
Media reports citing a recent government data reported on Thursday thatIndian forces had arrested more than 3,800 people across the region overthe past few weeks.
The report contains data from 13 police districts that make up the KashmirValley. It shows the largest number of arrests from the most populous partof the contested region where the main city of Srinagar is located.
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The bulk of those arrested – more than 3,000 – were listed as “stonepelters and other miscreants”.
Over 200 politicians, including two former chief ministers of the state,were detained along with more than 100 leaders and activists from anumbrella organization of pro-separatist political groups.