Young Kashmiri martyred in fake encounter as India ratchets Up state terror in occupied Kashmir

Protests erupt in Bandipora over youth’s custodial killing - Kashmir Media Service

Srinagar: Hundreds of people staged a strong protest in Bandipora district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) against the killing of a Kashmiri youth by Indian troops in a staged encounter. According to Kashmir Media Service, the troops martyred the youth, Altaf Lali, in a fake encounter in the Kulnar Bazipora area of Bandipora district on Friday. The family of the martyred youth said that Altaf was picked up from his home by…

Young Kashmiri martyred in fake encounter as India ratchets Up state terror in occupied Kashmir

Indian troops in occupied Kashmir have again escalated their state-sponsored brutality, martyring a young Kashmiri in a planted encounter in Bandipora district. The victim had been picked up only the previous day prior to being killed in what was presented by the Indian army as an “encounter.” It has been criticized by rights activists and Kashmiri political parties as another case of extrajudicial killing. In another incident, the body of anoth…