Kashmiri separatists held for ‘waging war’ against India

An Indian court ordered yesterday that seven Kashmiri separatists be held in police custody for allegedly funding militant groups and stoking unrest in the disputed Himalayan region, reports AFP from New Delhi.

Federal agents swooped on the members of the “Hurriyat” (freedom) movement in raids across New Delhi and Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar on Monday.

The National Investigation Agency alleges the accused received money from Pakistan and funnelled it to militant groups agitating against Indian rule in the tense region.

The Kashmir valley has been reeling from street violence since the killing of a popular rebel leader by Indian forces last July.

“We require time to question them for their role in violence,” Alok Mittal, a spokesman for the federal agency, told AFP.

A Delhi court on Tuesday remanded them in police custody for ten days, the Press Trust of India reported.

Police allege the separatists used the cash to “wage war against India” by organising street rebellions against troops, burning schools and damaging public property.

 

Kashmiri separatists held for waging war against India

An Indian court ordered yesterday that seven Kashmiri separatists be held in police custody for allegedly funding militant groups and stoking unrest in the disputed Himalayan region, reports AFP from New Delhi. Federal agents swooped on the members of the Hurriyat (freedom) movement in raids across New Delhi and Kashmirs main city of Srinagar on Monday. The National Investigation Agency alleges the accused received money from Pakistan and funnelled it to militant groups agitating against Indian rule in the tense region. The Kashmir valley has been reeling from street violence since the killing of a popular rebel leader by Indian forces last July. We require time to question them for their role in violence, Alok Mittal, a spokesman for the federal agency, told AFP. A Delhi court on Tuesday remanded them in police custody for ten days, the Press Trust of India reported. Police allege the separatists used the cash to wage war against India by organising street rebellions against troops, burning schools and damaging public property.