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Major events in IIOJK 2024: 101 Kashmiris martyred amid unabated atrocities
January 01, 2025

Indian troops continued their relentless state terrorism and extrajudicial killings during last year, martyring one hundred one innocent Kashmiris, including three young boys in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to a report released by Kashmir Media Service, fifty of these martyrs were killed in fake encounters or in custody.

The report further reveals that six non-Muslim were also killed by Indian occupation forces.

The report said that these killings, rendered eight women widowed and twenty-four children orphaned while two women were sexually assaulted by Indian troops.

The report also documents the destruction of 12 residential houses and structures by Indian forces.

Moreover, three thousand four hundred and ninety two people, including Hurriyat leaders, human rights activists, students, lawyers and women, were arrested in house raids and crackdowns.

The report further highlights that over five thousand people, including APHC chairman Masarrat Aalam Butt, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Shabbir Ahmed Shah and others continue to be held in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail under false charges.

Since the revocation of Articles 370 and 35A on August 5, 2019, Kashmir has remained under a military siege, with Indian forces having martyred 955 Kashmiris in the territory.

The report said that ninety-six thousand three hundred and eighty eight Kashmiris were martyred in the past 36 years