Kashmir reels from 30-day-long harsh lockdown imposed by India after revoking the disputed region's nominal autonomy
Tensions soared in India-administered Kashmir after New Delhi scrapped the region's autonomy, cut phone and internet access, placed curbs on movement and arrested thousands, a move dubbed"illegal annexation" by activists and neighbouring Pakistan.
The disputed region has been on tenterhooks after India's right-wing Bharatiya Jana Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi scrapped the special rights from the Muslim-majority area on August 5. "Daytime restrictions have been fully lifted from 92 police stations, up from 81 last week," said Rohit Kansal, a top government official of the region.But the ban on communications and restriction on movement continued on Tuesday, especially in Kashmir Valley, which has left the region reeling, cutting off its eight-million-strong population from the outside world.
The changes will also lift a ban on property purchases by non-residents, opening the way for Indians outside the territory to invest and settle there. Afroza is a mother from Srinagar who has a heart-wrenching daily routine over the two weeks. She visits a local police station in the capital to meet his young son who was arrested as part of massive detentions in the region.
"We are just praying that he will be released soon," said Afroza, who refused to name her son, 19, due to legal and safety concerns.
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