Indian Army’s atrocities continue on innocent and unarmed Kashmiris in Occupied Kashmir. The Indian Army continued state terrorism and extrajudicial killings in Occupied Kashmir during 2024.
According to reports, countless innocent Kashmiris were martyred, kidnapped, disappeared and illegally arrested in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In 2024, 101 Kashmiris were martyred by the occupying Indian forces, including three minor boys.
50 people were martyred in fake encounters or during detention. The occupying forces destroyed several residential houses and other buildings. In 2024, 67 people were injured due to the brutal use of force on protesters.
According to reports, 3,492 people were arrested during house raids and crackdowns, including Hurriyat leaders, human rights activists, students, lawyers and women. Hurriyat leaders Mushtaqul Islam, Dr. Hameed Fayyaz, Firdous Ahmed Shah, Advocate Mian Abdul Qayyum and others were among those arrested. Many were imprisoned under the black laws Public Safety Act (PSA) and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
It said that more than 5,000 political prisoners, including resistance leaders Masrat Alam Butt, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, are imprisoned in Delhi’s Tihar Jail on false charges. Religious freedom has been restricted in Jammu and Kashmir, and prayers on religious festivals and festivals have also been banned.
In 2024, prayers were not allowed in the Jamia Masjid and Eidgah of Srinagar on Jumma-ul-Wida, Shab-e-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha and other occasions. In December 2024, 6 Kashmiris were martyred in fake encounters, 66 people are arrested. 955 Kashmiris have been martyred since the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A on August 5, 2019.
96,388 Kashmiris have been martyred by the Indian occupation forces in the last 36 years. Economic oppression of Kashmiris by the Indian government. 183 properties were confiscated in 2024, including agricultural land, houses, shops and offices. The Indian occupation administration dismissed at least 51 Muslim government employees from their jobs on the basis of political views.
The unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 32%, with the youth aged 15-29 in urban areas being the most affected, unemployment among women is 48.6%, 2.5 million youth are affected, Kashmiris are being continuously harassed in the crackdown and search operations of the Indian occupation forces.
According to reports, raids by Indian investigative agencies (NIA and SIA) are also ongoing, the Lieutenant Governor administration appointed by Modi during 2024 has completely taken control of Kashmir and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has proved to be completely powerless.
