Iran Press/ Asia: Forty Kashmiris were injured on Saturday when Indian police dispersed a procession with disproportionate force, eyewitnesses said. Indian forces fired shotgun pellets and tear gas shells at the Muharram procession.
Hundreds of mourners were marching near the Hamadania Colony on the outskirts of the capital Srinagar as part of the procession to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS), the Muslimnews reported.
Many were injured in Indian police attacks and some taken to hospital.
Six of the mourners with pellet injuries were brought to the city’s largest Sri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, Dr. Nazir Choudhary, medical superintendent of the hospital, told Anadolu Agency.
“Three have pellet injuries in the eye. Doctors are assessing the severity of their injuries,” one of the eyewitnesses said.
India has been occupying parts of Kashmir for years, deploying thousands of troops, and killing tens of thousands over the past three decades.
The people of Kashmir are calling for the implementation of a long-approved UN Security Council resolution on holding a referendum to determine the status of the region, but the Indian government has always opposed the move. Black flags of mourning have been hoisted all over the roads of the Indian-controlled Kashmir region, and large gatherings and marches continue despite restrictions made by the Indian military. 104/207
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