Lt Governor’s Administration Seizes Properties of Two More Kashmiris in IIOJK

Fresh orders to seize private property in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have raised fear and anger across the valley. The administration led by the Lieutenant Governor appointed by New Delhi has taken land and a house from two residents of Baramulla by using the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Such steps widen the sense that power is used to punish rather than to serve and that a file on a desk can take away a roof and a field without a fair day in court.

• Core Facts: Two residents of Tantraypora Palhallan have lost property under UAPA after orders by the Lieutenant Governor’s team.
• Names And Land: Mohammad Maqbool Sheikh lost three kanals and fifteen marlas and Mohammad Rafiq Tantray lost four kanals and seventeen marlas.
• Police Notice: The seized house cannot be sold transferred or rented and any breach will bring strict action.

Fresh Seizures In Baramulla

The Baramulla case is part of a wider trend in which homes and fields are sealed under a black law. Officials present these moves as security steps yet the outcome is civil loss for families that have not seen a verdict in an open court. People now fear that more orders will follow and that property can be taken on the basis of a note rather than proof.

• Punishment Without Trial: Property is taken when no court has proved guilt which breaks due process.
• Collective Pressure: Families not named in any case face debt and stigma once a seal is placed.
• Chilling Signal: Opinion and protest are linked with loss of home work and dignity.

Law As Tool Of Pressure

UAPA was written as a security law yet its loose terms are used to seal and seize. Bail is rare and slow and appeal takes time while orders are carried out at once. In practice the law has become a bridge from a police note to a lock on a door and that is rule by fear not by consent.

• Stretch Of Law: Seizure under UAPA shifts from stopping crime to using loss of home as pressure.
• Slow Review: A family can lose shelter for years while a court takes time to hear the case.
• Burden On The Poor: Travel cost legal fees and lost work crush low income homes.

Costs For Families

A kanal and a marla are not only numbers on a deed. They are food school fees and health care for a household. When a small farm or a house is sealed the income chain breaks and lives are pushed toward debt and despair. Children miss school and elders move from one office to another in search of relief.

• Loss Of Income: Fields lie idle and savings fall while loans grow.
• Housing Stress: Forced moves break study and work and harm health.
• Social Stigma: A seizure tag stains a family even when no court has found any offence.

Pattern Since August 2019

The pace of seizures rose after August five two thousand nineteen when Articles three seventy and thirty five A were ended. Land rules and residency steps changed and curbs on speech and movement deepened. Property is now used as a lever to punish and to reshape daily life without the consent of the people.

• Linked To Status Change: Orders rose alongside arrests curfews and long phone and internet blackouts.
• Demographic Worry: New land and jobs rules risk altering the character of the region.
• From Ballot To File: Elected forums lost voice while distant offices made key decisions.

Media And Courts

Newsrooms work under pressure and many orders pass without full light. Yet a seizure is a public act and must be open to scrutiny. Courts should test the grounds with care and speed and send back the house or field when proof is weak.

• Protect Reporters: Journalists need safe access to sites and to families and officials.
• Publish Orders: All seizure orders should be online with reasons dates and the route for appeal.
• Speedy Hearings: Special benches can hear challenges each week to prevent lasting harm.

International Duty And Self Determination

The international community must hold India to account for unlawful seizures and other rights abuse in the valley. Member states should press New Delhi to stop punitive actions and to open prisons and files to outside checks. The world should stand by United Nations resolutions that promise Kashmiris the right to self determination so they can decide their future through a free and fair process under full safety.

• Hold India Accountable: Use clear pressure including visa bans asset freezes and legal steps against officials and units linked to abuse.
• Press For Access: Ask India to allow visits by United Nations experts lawyers and media to review records and meet families.
• Support Self Determination: Back a United Nations led process that lets the people choose their future without fear and with full monitoring.

What The Administration Must Do Now

Real security grows from trust and trust grows from fairness. The Lieutenant Governor team should freeze new seizure orders review all actions since two thousand nineteen and return property taken without strict proof. Serious cases should go to open trial and seizure should follow only after conviction and only under clear law.

• Freeze And Review: Stop fresh seizures and audit all past orders with a public report.
• Follow The Court: Use seizure only after a clear verdict and only with full legal checks.
• Repair Harm: Where wrong was done restore title repair damage and pay for loss.

A Test For The Modi Government

A confident government does not fear open courts or free media. The heavy use of UAPA the wide use of transfers and the rush to seize show power without balance. This approach deepens alienation and weakens the social base that any lasting peace needs.

• End Fear Rule: Replace file based control with court based justice and equal rights.
• Protect Civil Rights: Restore speech assembly and association and let media and lawyers work freely.
• Respect Local Voice: Return decisions on land jobs and services to elected forums.

Conclusion

The Baramulla seizures are a warning and a measure of how far fear has replaced law since two thousand nineteen. Homes built by labour and hope deserve the shield of law and citizens deserve a state that serves with justice not control. The world must place real pressure on India to end unlawful seizures free space for rights and honour United Nations resolutions so that Kashmiris can decide their future in peace. The path forward is clear. Stop punitive orders open records to review and let courts lead the way so that the valley can move from pain to a just peace.