With meticulous planning then mass arrests and ‘torture’, Kashmir’s autonomy was lost
Residents say security forces have beaten and abused locals as they attempt to prevent a violent uprising.
Warning: this article contains images which some readers may find distressing
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Mohammad Yasin Bhat was dragged out of bed and beaten by security forces in the Pulwama district (Mohammad Yasin Bhat)
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Yasin said he and the others were
asked to remove their clothes, and then
beaten with canes, gun butts and kicks. He says there was no one to help them – the whole village was cordoned off, and troops were at every corner.
During the beating, “many of us fainted”, Yasin said. “They would give
electric shocks in our private parts, and start the torture again.”
The family showed pictures of severe bruising on Yasin’s backside and thighs, while other families provided images of other youths who had suffered injuries.
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During the beating, one man who asked for water was
made to drink muddy drain water from the side of the road, Yasin said. And the final indignity came when, at the end of the beating,
the naked men were made to “lie face-down on top of each other in a pile”. “It was harassment, making us feel violated,” he said.
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A young man's back after beatings by the security forces in August (Provided)
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