In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, rich tributes were paid to the martyred resistance leader, Shaheed S Hameed Wani who was killed by the Indian forces in his hometown Srinagar on this day in 1998.

APHC leaders while paying tributes to Shaheed Wani on his martyrdom anniversary, on Tuesday, said he was a legendary character whose life and sacrifices would live on eternally in the hearts of every freedom lover across the occupied region.

In a message from Tihar jail, Senior APHC leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan said Wani sacrificed his life for the Kashmir cause.

He expressed concern over the increase in killing and detention of the Kashmiris at the hands of Indian forces in the territory. He urged the international community to stop India from killing innocent Kashmiris.