Arrest of a 15-Year-Old Under UAPA in J&K Shows the Govt s Insecurity
By charging even petty crimes under the draconian security legislation, the administration aims to discourage dissent in the Kashmir valley. But this has further alienated the people.
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Kupwara: For the past five days, 55-year-old Kaif has left his home early in the morning for the police station in Kupwara, some five km from his village, Bumhama, hoping to return home with his son.
Kaifâs youngest son, 15-year-old Zahab , was arrested on May 29 when he, together with three other young men, all residents of Bumhama, voluntarily went to the police post in Drugmullah with their village