Detainees held without trial in Kashmir accuse police of widespread abuse
Kashmiris detained and released without trial under a controversial law allowing preventive detentions have told the Telegraph they were tortured by the Indian police.
Exclusive interviews with seven Kashmiris, including a 15-year-old minor, have exposed the extent of the rounding up and brutal torture of civilians in the conflict-ridden region since it was brought under central Indian rule in 2019.
While claims of torture have been lodged by civilians in Kashmir for many years, lawyers say abuse is now commonplace and is taking place during almost every detention….
