MT Desk: Indian forces on Friday raided and searched over a dozen houses in different areas of Srinagar in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The April 22 attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam killed 26 people, mostly tourists, marking one of the deadliest assaults in the region since 2000. India has implied cross-border links without evidence, while Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership have rejected the accusation and called for a neutral probe. The Indian police continued their operations on the orders of the Indian Home Ministry and lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), according to Kashmir Media Service.
During search operations, the Indian forces seized house and bank documents, mobile phones and other digital devices from the residents.
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas expressed concern over the unsettling atmosphere created by house raids, looting of house goods and attacking properties.
He urged the United Nations to take immediate notice of the deteriorating situation in the occupied territory and resolve the Kashmir dispute according to the UN resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiri people.Following the Pahalgam incident, Indian troops and paramilitary forces escalated operations across the valley, carrying out widespread house raids and arbitrary arrests.
Last week, Indian soldiers blew up the family homes of two men who police alleged were among a gang that carried out the attack.
The Indian forces arrested more than 2,000 Kashmiris and demolished several homes in a sweeping crackdown by Monday.