The residents of Indian illegally occupied Jammu Kashmir said that the new illegal exercise of house to house survey by Indian establishment created a new fear and anxiety amongst the locals of the territory.
According to Kashmir Media Service, one 55-year-old Muhammad Shadab had gone to offer prayers in his neighbourhood mosque in Srinagar when he was given a questionnaire by the mosque’s management. The questionnaire was part of a so-called survey by the Indian police, seeking his personal details, including phone numbers of family members, possible links to Mujahideen, records of foreign visits or a member settled abroad, and even the number of CCTV cameras at home.
Muhammad Shadab told Al Jazeera he had been panicking since he was handed the questionnaire. “I couldn’t believe I had to provide such extensive details – even of my female family members,” said the former government employee now running his own business.
“It was intriguing for all, even for the mosque committee members. They were instructed by the police to distribute the forms, collect them from us, and submit the filled-in documents within a week.”—KMS
