ISLAMABAD: In occupied Kashmir, thousands of people took part in the funeral prayers of martyrs Zeenat-ul-Islam and Shakeel Ahmad Dar in their native villages in Shopian district on Sunday.
Five rounds of funeral were held for Zeenatul Islam and four rounds for Shakeel Ahmad Dar. The youth were martyred by the Indian troops during a cordon and search operation in Yaripora area of Kulgam district, yesterday.
The troops had blocked all roads leading to the native villages of the martyrs to prevent the mourners from attending their last rites. However, people defying restrictions reached the villages. The youth were buried in their ancestral villages amid high-pitched pro-freedom and anti-India slogans, KMS reported.
Meanwhile, many people including a woman were injured when troops fired bullets, pellets and teargas shells on mourners. The injured woman was identified as Shokhi Jan. Four mourners with pellet injuries, one in eye, were admitted to Zainapora hospital, while three injured including the woman were brought to district hospital Shopian for treatment. Another five, three with bullet and two with pellet injuries, were brought to district hospital Pulwama. Later, three of them who were hit with bullets in head and legs were shifted to Srinagar for specialized treatment.
On the other hand, complete shutdown was observed in south Kashmir on Sunday against the killing of Zeenat-ul-Islam and Shakeel Ahmad Dar. All the shops, business establishments were closed in Pulwama and Tral areas of south Kashmir. The authorities suspended train services between Banihal and Srinagar apprehending eruption of anti-India protests against the killings.
SEHRAI CONDEMNS CASOS, ARREST OF YOUTH IN IOK
In occupied Kashmir, senior APHC leader and the Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Jammu and Kashmir, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, has condemned the frequent cordon and search operations and arrest of youth by Indian police in south Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai in a statement issued in Srinagar said the search operations are the collective punishment being inflicted on the people in the winter months.
RIGHTS BODIES URGED TO VISIT PRISONERS IN JAMMU JAILS
In occupied Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League has said that the prisoners from outside particularly Azad Kashmir lodged in different jails on fake charges are subjected to mental and physical torture.
According to Kashmir Media Service, a JKML spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar said that these prisoners in Udhampur, Kotbalwal, Kathua and other jails were meted out inhuman treatment. “The jail authorities treat these prisoners like professional criminals in jails which have been turned into worst centres of interrogation,” the spokesman added.
