Indian troops have martyred 2,108 Kashmiris, including 46 women, in a relentless campaign since the extrajudicial killing of popular youth leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani in 2016 till date in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
2,108 Kashmiris lost their lives in IIOJK Since Burhan Wani’s 2016 killing: report says
ISLAMABAD, Jul 9 (APP):Indian troops have martyred 2,108 Kashmiris, including 46 women, in a relentless campaign since the extrajudicial killing of popular youth leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani in 2016 till date in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, those martyred Kashmiris, 364 were killed in fake encounters or in custody during the period.
The report stated that at least 30,318 people have sustained injuries in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) due to the use of force, including the firing of bullets, pellets, and teargas shells on demonstrators and mourners by Indian military, paramilitary, and police personnel.
According to the report, at least 9,500 people were injured by pellet guns, including at least 115 individuals who lost their eyesight completely. It further stated that at least 1,800 Kashmiris, mostly youth, children, girls, and women, suffered partial loss of eyesight due to pellet injuries.
The report highlighted that the use of excessive force has resulted in widespread injuries among civilians in IIOJK, with thousands affected by the use of live ammunition, pellet guns, and teargas shells during protests and mourning gatherings.
Burhan Muzaffar Wani was killed along with two associates by Indian troops in what the report described as a fake encounter in the Kokernag area of Islamabad district on this day in 2016.
The report stated that Burhan Wani’s killing triggered widespread protests in IIOJK, during which, in the following months, more than 150 Kashmiris were reportedly killed by Indian troops through the use of bullets, pellets, and teargas shells against protesters.
