India arrests 627 in Kashmir as world releasing detainees

ISLAMABAD: While the prisoners are being released worldwide to protect them from the rising cases of coronavirus, the Indian authorities in occupied Kashmir arrested 627 people in the name of preventive measures.

According to the Kashmir Media Service, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh issued a statement in Srinagar confirming the police had so far arrested 627 people, while cases were registered against 373 people.

He said more than 100 shops were sealed and 490 vehicles were impounded for violation of the lockdown. It is worth mentioning here that the occupation authorities have imposed curfew-like restrictions in Srinagar and all district and tehsil headquarters in the disputed territory in the name of preventive measures against coronavirus, further compounding the miseries of the Kashmiri people. Besides, Indian forces are widely harassing Kashmiris in the name of security measures.