‘Iron fist’ in rural Kashmir

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Dads and brothers were kept in custody until ‘potential’ pelters surrendered: Villagers.

Admitted to a hospital in Srinagar, Mohammed Siddiqu, 70, said on Sunday that his left eye was badly damaged when a security official fired a pellet gun at him while he was returning home from a mosque. Siddiqu lifted his shirt and showed his pellet-riddled back.(AP)

illages like Shaar, Khrew and Mandankpal in south Kashmir provide a clue why the Valley has not exploded as it did during past agitations.
Like much of the countryside elsewhere, they faced a brutal clampdown after the revocation of the state’s special status on August 5.
Local people said the forces had rounded up dozens of “potential stone-throwers”, often arresting their fathers and brothers to prod them to surrender — an aspect of the crackdown that has passed largely under the radar thanks to the information blackout.

Source: https://m.telegraphindia.com/india/iron-fist-in-rural-kashmir/cid/1698688