107,298 Kashmiri children orphaned since Jan 1989

Pakistan Times Jammu & Kashmir Desk

SRINAGAR (IHK): In occupied Kashmir, unabated Indian state terrorism has rendered 107,298 children orphans from January 1989 till date, reports KMS.

According to a report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service on the occasion of the Universal Children’s Day on Friday, it has been revealed that 680 children were among those 93,084 civilians, who were killed by Indian troops during the period.

The report said that Kashmiri children have been the worst victims of Indian state terrorism.

Meanwhile, another report says that the family of prominent martyred human rights activist Jaleel Andrabi has submitted an application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar stating that the case needs to be probed further to expose more faces involved in Andrabi’s killing.

Arshad Andrabi, the brother of Jaleel Andrabi, who was killed by an Indian army officer, Major Avtar Singh, submitted an application pleading to probe other aspects of the case. “There were other persons from Indian police and army who assisted Avtar when he picked up Jaleel and later on killed him in custody,” he added.

The CJM directed the public prosecutor to submit objections by December 11, the next date of hearing. He also asked IG Crime Kashmir to take up the execution of Interpol warrant against the Major Avrtar, who had been reportedly living in Canada on an Indian passport.

The FIR in the custodial killing of Jaleel Andrabi is 13 years old and the case is pending in the court of the CJM for last more than 8 years.

The delay in the disposal of the case is mainly due to non-arrest of Major Avtar, who has been declared absconding by the CJM Srinagar, which has so for issued repeated warrants against him.

Source: Pakistan Times.
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