In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-ledHurriyat forum and other pro-freedom leaders have strongly denouncedcustodial murder of a youth in Sopore and brutal killing of a woman andthree other youth in Srinagar by Indian police and troops.
In a statement in Srinagar, Hurriyat forum termed the killings as gruesomeacts by Indian forces.
The Hurriyat forum also welcomed statement of UN Secretary General, AntonioGuterres, in which he called for peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute.
It said UN should ensure settlement of Kashmir dispute through dialoguebetween Pakistan and India as per the wishes of people of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Meanwhile, Batamaloo and its adjoining areas remained shut against killingof woman and youth.
Meanwhile, Indian Army during a judicial inquiry has admitted that threeyouth killed by its troops during an operation in Shopian on July 18 thisyear were civilians and not militants.