Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gun battle with rebels fighting against New Delhi’s rule in Kashmir, officials said Saturday, as authorities stepped up security on the fourth anniversary since India revoked the disputed region’s special status.
The battle broke out after soldiers acting on “specific inputs” about the presence of militants launched a search operation in the forests of the southern Kulgam area late Friday, an Indian military handout said. It said three soldiers were injured in the exchange of gunfire with rebels, and they later died.India and Pakistan each claim the divided territory of Kashmir in its entirety.
Police detained many politicians and activists and kept some under house arrest to stop them from protesting. The Indian government’s decision has since been accompanied by a slew of new legislation including a controversial residency law that made it possible for Indian nationals to become permanent residents of the region.
Mehbooba Mufti, the region’s former top elected official, posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, that authorities put her and other party leaders under house arrest. India’s sudden move to scrap the disputed region’s semi-autonomy, accompanied by an unprecedented security clampdown and a complete communication blackout, divided the region into two federal territories: Ladakh and Jammu-Kashmir, both ruled directly by the federal government without a legislature of their own and run by bureaucrats and a security setup with no democratic credentials.
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