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Thursday, July 1, 2010

Troops martyr 33 innocent Kashmiris in June

Srinagar, July 01: According to Kashmir Media Service reports, In Kashmir, Indian troops, in their continued acts of state terrorism, martyred 33 innocent Kashmiris including 9 teenagers in the last month of June.

According to the data, compiled by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, 228 civilians including Hurriyet leaders and activists were arrested and 572 people were critically injured when the police and paramilitary forces fired bullets and teargas shells against peaceful demonstrators. Eight women were disgraced by the troops.

Sixteen residential houses were damaged with heavy firing and shelling during violent siege and search operations during the month. The killings rendered two women widowed and four children orphaned.

On the other hand, in an attack by Mujahideen at least two Indian troops were killed at Machil in Kupwara, today. The exchange of fire was continuing when last reports came in.

The authorities strictly enforced curfew and other restrictions, today, to thwart a march by women towards Pather Masjid in Srinagar, call for which had been given by the forum, patronised by Syed Ali Gilani. A group of women tried to take out a procession at Chattabal in Srinagar but was intercepted by the police. This led to a clash between the youth and police personnel.

The APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi continued to remain under house arrest, today. Illegally detained APHC leader, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, talking to media men, outside Srinagar Central Jail emphasised that India would not be successful in subduing the Kashmiris by its state terrorism. He was shifted, today, to the jail from Humhama Police Station.

The APHC AJK in an extraordinarily meeting in Islamabad (Pakistan), today, expressed concern over the ongoing spate of the killing of teenagers by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir. The meeting was presided over by Convenor, Mehmood Ahmad Saghar.

Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir civil society has strongly condemned the genocide of Kashmiris by troopers and policemen across the Valley.

The spokesperson of Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS), a Srinagar-based civil society advocacy group, in a statement, while demanding immediate revocation of all draconian laws including AFSPA, said, “We condemn all the barbaric acts violating the human rights with impunity.”

She urged the occupation authorities and the government of India to stop genocide in the occupied territory. The spokesperson has also appealed to the international community particularly the United Nations to take cognisance of killings; human rights violations and other heinous crimes like rape and molestation of women, extra judicial killings, enforced disappearances, murders through fake encounters, perpetuated on the people of Kashmir.

In  various parts of  Kashmir, thousands of Indian policemen and paramilitary forces personnel continued a strict curfew, today, in Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla, Pampore, Pulwama, Kulgam, Islamabad, Pahalgam, Bijbehara, Mattan, Dooru, Kokernag and Achhabal to stem forceful anti-India demonstrations, which contineud against the Indian state terrorism in the territory.


Eight young boys were killed in Indian troops indiscriminate firings on mourners and peaceful demonstrations in last five days in Sopore, Baramulla and Islamabad townships. The restrictions were more intense in several towns and the people were confined to their houses. Troops restricted even the slightest movement of the people.

At least 40 people were injured in Srinagar, Islamabad, Kangan and other areas during clashes with Indian policemen while a 9-year-old girl, Shafia Mushtaq was injured in a grenade explosion at Buchoo in Pattan.

Meanwhile, Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism, martyred two Kashmiri youth in Bangus valley in Handwara and Durusa in Lolab.