Indian forces arrest more than 1000 protesters in KashmirDANISH ISMAILGovernment forces have arrested more than a thousand protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir in an attempt to stem deadly anti-India demonstrations in the Himalayan region, a top policeman said Monday. Colonel Nitin N Joshi said it was not immediately clear if the suspected rebel had entered the Indian side of Kashmir from the Pakistani-controlled portion. READ MORE: Eleven killed in clashes over militant's death in KashmirMore than 68,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since rebel groups began fighting Indian forces in 1989 and in a subsequent Indian military crackdown. Tens of thousands of troops patrolled streets ringed with barbed wire and enforced a curfew in most parts of Kashmir. Kashmir has been under a security lockdown and curfew since the killing of a popular rebel commander on July 8 sparked some of the largest protests against Indian rule in recent years.

Source: Stuff August 08, 2016 18:22 UTC