Violen­ce spread­s in occupi­ed Kashmi­rSRINAGAR: Indian security forces martyred three freedom fighters, while two people were shot dead in other violence on Wednesday, one of the bloodiest days in occupied Kashmir since New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s autonomy more than two months ago. The killings were the first since mobile phone services were restored as part of a gradual relaxation of measures taken to crush freedom struggle in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi had cut off telephone and internet lines before it revoked occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s special rights on August 5, striking down long-standing constitutional provisions for the Muslim-majority region. “Three terrorists were killed and the bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter,” Kashmir police said in a statement. In another incident, a fruit merchant was killed and another critically wounded when gunmen fired at them in the Shopian district of south Kashmir.

Source: The Express Tribune October 16, 2019 18:22 UTC