A masked Kashmiri Muslim protester throws stones at Indian police during a protest in Srinagar, India.
SRINAGAR, India – Massive protests and clashes erupted in Indian Kashmir after the bodies of two young women were found amid claims that they were raped and murdered by Indian soldiers, officials and locals said.
Indian authorities denied the allegations, saying the women appeared to have drowned in a local stream.
Police official Javaid Masood said authorities recovered the bodies of an 18-year-old woman and her 23-year-old aunt from a local stream Saturday morning. The women were reported missing after they failed to return home from their orchard on Friday, Mr. Masood said.
Many locals rejected the official explanation."There are no chances of accidental drowning as the stream is very shallow and even school kids cross it," said Mushtaq Ahmed, a local resident.
Human rights groups and separatist leaders have long accused the Indian military of using rape and sexual molestation to intimidate the local population.
Courtesy: The Wall Street Journal
Indian authorities denied the allegations, saying the women appeared to have drowned in a local stream.
Police official Javaid Masood said authorities recovered the bodies of an 18-year-old woman and her 23-year-old aunt from a local stream Saturday morning. The women were reported missing after they failed to return home from their orchard on Friday, Mr. Masood said.
Many locals rejected the official explanation."There are no chances of accidental drowning as the stream is very shallow and even school kids cross it," said Mushtaq Ahmed, a local resident.
Human rights groups and separatist leaders have long accused the Indian military of using rape and sexual molestation to intimidate the local population.
Courtesy: The Wall Street Journal
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