Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, complete shutdown is beingobserved in Kupwara town, today (Wednesday), to remember the victims of adeadly massacre carried out by Indian troops in 1994.

Indian troops had mercilessly killed twenty-seven innocent Kashmiris onthis day in 1994 to punish the people for observing shutdown on IndianRepublic Day.

All shops and other business establishments are closed in the town whiletraffic is off the road.

Meanwhile, Indian Army forcibly used madrassas for official functions ofIndian Republic Day, yesterday.

They told media that Indian troops and intelligence agencies had warned thepeople particularly the administrations of madrassas in South Kashmir ofsevere consequences if they did not participate in the official functions.

The people of IIOJK observed complete shutdown and marked India’s RepublicDay as Black Day and sent a loud and clear message to the world that theyreject India’s forcible and illegal occupation of their soil.

Meanwhile, a youth injured in the firing of unidentified gunmen succumbedto his injuries at a hospital in Srinagar.