Srinagar: While India marks its Army Day with pomp and pride, its occupation troops are continuing oppression of the Kashmiri people in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to a statement by Kashmir Media Service in connection with the day, the celebrations stand in stark contrast to the daily realities faced by Kashmiris, who have endured decades of violence, extrajudicial killings, and human rights abuses at the hands of Indian troops.

Since January 1989, Indian forces have killed 96,388 Kashmiris, including women and children, through staged encounters, fake killings, and military operations.

The Indian Army’s actions in IIOJK include widespread use of torture, sexual violence, and systematic abuse of civilians. Despite global condemnation and documentation by international human rights organizations, Indian troops continue to operate with impunity, turning IIOJK into a killing field.

The report further emphasizes that the Indian Army’s training and operations are geared towards suppressing the Kashmiri people’s struggle for self-determination. Staged encounters and extrajudicial killings have become routine tactics to crush dissent and intimidate the local population.

The KMS report questioned the justification for celebrating Army Day while Indian troops commit crimes in occupied Kashmir. It called for global human rights bodies and the international community to hold Indian soldiers accountable for their war crimes and atrocities in IIOJK.

The face of the Indian Army is exposed daily in IIOJK, underscoring the need for urgent international intervention to end the bloodshed and oppression inflicted on the Kashmiri people.