The Foreign Office on Sunday condemned the “barbaric” killing of three people in the Indian army’s custody in held Kashmir, saying that the incident had exposed the neighbouring country’s “relentless state terrorism” in the occupied valley.
A day earlier, the Associated Press had reported that three Kashmiris were tortured to death while in Indian army custody. The report stated that according to locals and residents, the army had arrested “at least eight civilians” for interrogation in the wake of an attack on two army vehicles in Poonch.
In a statement, the FO said that it strongly condemned the “barbaric custodial killing” of the three Kashmiris.
“The slain civilians were tortured to death at a camp of the Indian occupation army. A purported video clip of Indian personnel stripping three men and sprinkling chilli powder on them is viral on social media,” the FO said.
