Shutdown against killings continues in India-Occupied Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A complete shutdown is being observed in many areas of India-Occupeid Kashmir over killing of two youth by Indian army, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

According to reports in Kashmiri media, All shops and businesses are closed in northern part of the India-Occupied valley in protest over Indian army’s atrocities.

A complete shutdown is being observed in Zaingeer belt of Sopore, Handwara and Langate areas of north Kashmir.

It is pertinent to note here that earlier in June this year, a United Nations Human Rights Commission report said that Indian security forces used excessive force that led to unlawful killings and a very high number of injuries in Kashmir.

Citing civil society estimates, the report said that up to 145 civilians were killed by the security forces between mid-July 2016 and the end of March 2018.

One of the most dangerous weapons used against protesters in 2016 – and which is still being employed by India security forces – was the pellet-firing shotgun.

According to official figures, 17 people were killed by shotgun pellets between July 2016 and August 2017, and 6,221 people were injured by the metal pellets between 2016 and March 2017. Civil society organizations believe that many of them have been partially or completely blinded.