Story of Indian brutality: Teens swept up in night raids in Kashmir clampdown

“Soldiers violently banged windows of our home while we were sleeping,” Rah told AFP, saying his sons — aged 14 and 16 — were taken away before dawn in the Srinagar neighbourhood of Mehjoor Nagar.

Widow Rozi, who only gave one name, said a gun was put to her head and she was told to “keep quiet” by soldiers as they led her 20-year-old son Suhail Mohiuddin from the house.

Another woman, Mubeena, said a soldier “sprayed something on my face” when her brother was seized.
“I fell down in pain and couldn’t see for a while. When I gathered myself my brother had already been taken away,” she told AFP.

Nearby, Ulfat cradled her one-month-old son as she waited to find out about her breadwinner husband Mushtaq Ahmad, who she said was taken away by police.
“I don’t have money to buy medicines for myself and other things for my baby,” she told AFP.

Officials at the station did not respond to a request for comment.

Authorities have declined to speak on the numbers of people behind bars. Those picked up include local politicians, activists, business leaders and lawyers.

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