The End of Human Rights in IIOJK: Arrest of Two Kashmiri Doctors Confirms No Professional is Safe from State Repression

The recent, deeply alarming arrest of two Kashmiri doctors in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) has once again exposed the harsh, controlling campaign started by the Modi government. This serious event, marked by the very doubtful “finding” of an assault rifle in a doctor’s locker, proves that the Indian state is now directly attacking the respected leaders of Kashmiri society. By making dedicated medical professionals face strict laws like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), New Delhi sends a clear, terrifying message: no one—no matter their job—is safe from sudden state violence. This policy is not about security; it is about crushing all the voices for freedom under the cover of fighting terrorism.

Shocking Arrests: A Direct Attack on Kashmiri Society

The holding of the two doctors, one a senior resident at Government Medical College (GMC) Islamabad (Anantnag), has caused widespread fear. This strong police action against people who save lives clearly shows the depth of the crisis in the occupied territory. It confirms that the Indian state system is used to create a widespread feeling of danger and fear among the public.

♦️ Targeting of Medical Facilities: Police action inside a major teaching hospital disrespects the place and is meant to terrify staff and patients.

♦️ Intimidation of Respected Citizens: Arresting respected doctors aims to break the spirit and morale of the general public.

♦️ Deepening Atmosphere of Fear: These acts show how common state-backed fear is, where public service is wrongly called an anti-state action.

The Dubious ‘Discovery’: A Case of Planted Evidence:

The entire basis for the arrests rests on the highly questionable claim that an AK-47 assault rifle was “found” in a senior resident doctor’s personal locker. This sensational, but unbelievable, story immediately raises big doubts about the police’s honesty. It strongly suggests a planned attempt by the Indian security forces to plant false evidence. No believable answer explains how a strictly controlled military weapon could be stored in a hospital locker.

♦️ Narrative Designed for Public Consumption: The dramatic ‘weapon finding’ acts as propaganda to make the doctors look evil and excuse the harsh legal steps taken against them.

♦️ Manufacturing Consent for Repression: This method is often used by occupying forces to create a false reason for using severe anti-terrorism laws against ordinary people.

♦️ Ignoring Ethical Standards: The use of such an impossible story shows India’s total lack of respect for simple legal and moral rules in reaching its political goal.

The UAPA: India’s Engine of State Oppression

The quick use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the held doctors confirms the bad intentions of the Indian government. This law, widely criticised by international human rights groups, is basically India’s legal tool for state violence. It lets the government call any critic a “terrorist” and ensure they stay in jail for a long time without the right legal protections.

♦️ Stripping Citizens of Basic Rights: The UAPA is known for making it very hard to get bail, effectively allowing punishment before guilt is proven.1

♦️ Criminalisation of Ordinary Professionals: Using this harsh law on doctors shows its true aim: to silence and treat as criminals all people in the valley who do not support the state.

♦️ Sustained Political Vengeance: The use of UAPA shows the Modi government’s political wish to hurt those it sees as standing against its complete power over IIOJK.

The Modi Government’s Policy of Collective Punishment

The attack on doctors fits perfectly into the Modi government’s wider plan of punishing the people of occupied Kashmir all together. By attacking professionals and thinkers, New Delhi tries to break down local leadership and free thought, leaving the people without trusted voices. This is a planned policy to force obedience.

♦️ Dismantling Community Leadership: Arresting respected people like doctors aims to weaken their vital role as the moral voice of society.

♦️ Demonising the Kashmiri Identity: False cases are used to paint the entire Kashmiri population, including its respected members, as helping groups against the Indian state.

♦️ Enforcing Total Silence: The final goal is to create such a fearful situation that no one dares to speak up or challenge the occupation.

The Inescapable Reality of Indian State Terror

The sudden arrest of two doctors, done with such dramatic and doubtful claims, clearly shows the brutal reality on the ground in occupied Kashmir. It completely proves wrong the empty claims made by the Modi government about things being “normal” and having “development” in the region. The truth is that India keeps its illegal hold over the territory through a huge military presence and the planned misuse of its legal and police systems.

♦️ Hollow Claims of Normalcy: The ongoing security operations and arrests make a joke of New Delhi’s repeated claims that life in IIOJK is getting back to normal.

♦️ The Military-Legal Connection: The quick use of the UAPA and the heavy police presence show how the legal system is used as a weapon to support the military takeover.

Conclusion: The Need for Unrelenting Scrutiny:

The deliberate treating of doctors as criminals in IIOJK is a turning point, showing how far the Modi regime will go to keep its illegal power. These arrests are a hard reminder that the human rights crisis in occupied Kashmir is worsening, hurting the most important and kind members of the community. Pakistan must increase its efforts to show India’s cruelty to the world, demanding the immediate cancellation of the UAPA and the release of all political prisoners, including the wrongly held doctors. Only strong, constant international attention and pressure can stop India’s ruthless campaign to crush the Kashmiri people’s fight for justice and freedom.