SRINAGAR: Indian troops on Thursday (today) martyred three more civilians in Pulwama district of occupied Kashmir.The bodies of youth identified as Abdul Majid, Shariq Ahmad and Irshad Ahmad were recovered from the debris of a house destroyed by the troops during a crackdown operation in Kakpora area of the district.Indian forces used heavy weapons that destroyed the house completely during the operation. Several people were injured after the personnel used brute force while firing bullets and pellets on protesters in the area.
Earlier on Wednesday, Indian troops martyred two Kashmiri youth, Gulzar Ahmed and Basit Ahmed, during a siege and search operation at Pazalpora in Rafiabad area of the district.Anti-India sentiments run deep into the valley as a result of the increasing deaths of innocent civilians with the Kashmiris demanding an independence or a merger with Pakistan.