SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops martyred 16 Kashmiris, including a woman and two young boys, during the month of September.
According to a Kashmir Media Service report, out of 16 martyred six youth were killed in fake encounters. The killings rendered one woman widowed and two children orphaned.
During the period, 281 people were injured in the firing of bullets, pellets and teargas shells on peaceful protesters by Indian troops and police personnel. As many as 157 people including Hurriyet activists and youth were arrested during the period.
The authorities also prohibited residents from offering Friday prayers at the grand mosques, including Jamia Masjid and Dargah Hazratbal in Srinagar, and other areas of the held valley.
25 residential houses were damaged and destroyed during the siege and search operations and four women were sexually assaulted by the Indian security forces in the said month.
