In occupied Kashmir, Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, has expressed deep concern over the plight of Kashmiri political detainees languishing in different jails in and outside the Kashmir Valley.

In a statement issued in Srinagar today he said that the detainees, lodged in outside jails, were harassed, intimidated, humiliated and deprived of seeking legal assistance for their affiliation with the freedom movement.

The Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, today, visited the residence of a martyred youth, Eisa Fazili in Soura area of Srinagar and expressed sympathy with the bereaved family. Fazili along with two other youth was killed by Indian troops last week.

Meanwhile, Indian forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hajin area of Bandipora district. The forces also continued door-to-door searches in Samboora and Bijbehara areas of Pulwama and Islamabad districts. Siege and search operations continued for the second day, today, at Halmatpora in Kupwara.

Dead bodies of five youth were recovered from the debris of a house, destroyed by the troops, last night. Four personnel of Indian forces were, reportedly, killed in a gunfight in the area, today.

An Indian soldier committed suicide in Samba district. After this incident the number of such deaths in the Indian Army and police in occupied Kashmir rose to 399 since January 2007.