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Forces Raid Memander Area, Arrest Four Youth

November 02

The Government Forces on Thursday night barged into the Memandar area of South Kashmir’s Shopian District and thrashed several locals in the area, Locals told The Kashmiriyat.

Locals alleged that the late night on Thursday the forced reached the Memandar area, barged into several households and started thrashing locals to pulp without any provocation,”Four youths were arrested during the nocturnal raids,” a local from Memandar said.

The forces early morning on Tuesday had launched a cordon and search operation in the area and fired pellets at protesters when clashes had erupted, a journalist was also hit with pellets.

Late in the night, Suspected Militants had targeted a cassiper vehicle of the Indian Army, however nobody was injured in the attack, as per Sources available to The Kashmiriyat.

The arrested youth have been identified as Gowhar bashir, Shahid Rashid, Aadil Hassan Chopan and Bilal molvi, all residents of Memandar Shopian.

“The Forces barged into households late night and thrashed several people and arrested youth from the area,” a Local told The Kashmiriyat.