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Indian police unleash fresh crackdown on house lords, pony operators in Reasi

Jammu: Indian police have intensified repressive drive in Reasi district, booking several Kashmiris under the pretext of enforcing tenant verification norms and other so-called legal requirements, as part of New Delhi’s continuing campaign of control and intimidation across Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to Kashmir Media Service, police teams carried out a verification operation at Daba Morh, where tenants were found residing in a shed owned by Chain Singh, son of Deepti, a resident of Jadsarkote, Udhampur. The police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), criminalising the alleged non-compliance with verification orders.

In another action along the Mata Vaishno Devi track, police booked a pony operator, Shabbir Khan, a resident of Jandial, Jammu, for operating without a valid registration card. A case was registered against him under the same law.

Similarly, at Kakryal, police booked Nazir Ahmed, a resident of Kun Kanyala Panthal, Katra, for keeping tenants Sajad Ahmed Dar and his wife Daisy Jaan without what authorities termed “proper verification.” A case was also registered under BNS.

In yet another case, Onkar Singh, a resident of Chamba Chandwa, Katra, was apprehended under BNS and later penalised by a local court.

The crackdown was carried out by police officials from Banganga and Kakryal police posts and Police Station Katra under the supervision of senior officers.

Meanwhile, SSP Reasi Paramvir Singh reiterated warnings to landlords, pony operators, and service providers to strictly follow verification norms, threatening strict action in case of any deviation.

Observers say such drives, frequently launched under security pretexts, have become a routine tool to harass and criminalise ordinary Kashmiris, further tightening the grip of fear and surveillance in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.