Separa­tely, some colleg­es in Uttara­khand state penali­se Kashmi­ri studen­ts over shorta­ge of attend­anceISLAMABAD: Indian military personnel tortured the imam (prayer leader) of a mosque in Loran area of Poonch district in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir without any provocation, Kashmir Media Service (KMS) reported on Saturday. According to details, the Indian troops targeted Maulana Abdul Hameed Naeemi when he was returning from Srinagar to Poonch. The troops asked him to get down from vehicle in Kulgam and subjected him to torture for more than an hour. The people of the area took to streets against the brutal action of the Indian troops and staged protest demonstrations at several places. On the other hand, the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has strongly condemned the use of brute force by Indian troops and police against civilians in Shopian.

Source: The Express Tribune May 04, 2019 15:45 UTC