Woman stripped publicly in India-held Kashmir
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SRINAGAR: A woman was allegedly stripped naked by a gang of five persons, including an Indian army soldier, in Udhampur district of India-held Kashmir, according to a report on Hindustan Times website.
"A woman was stripped in full public view by five persons in Jaganoo area of Udhampur," Udhampur District Commissioner said.
“The woman was intercepted by the gang as she was riding pillion on a motorcycle. When she resisted, the accused overpowered her and stripped her publicly,” added the District Commissioner.
A video of the incident was also recorded by the accused, which has since gone viral on messaging service, Whatsapp.
Police have registered a case and has started its investigation, claiming to have arrested three persons. One of the accused is believed to be an Indian army soldier.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan but both claim the whole of the region.
Residents in India-held Kashmir strongly favour a merger with Pakistan or independence. Several militant groups have operated in the region since an insurgency erupted in 1989. The Indian army has been known to commit excesses in its fight against the militants.
An estimated 68,000 people have died in the fighting and ensuing crackdown by Indian forces. Resentment over Indian rule in the disputed region is now mostly expressed through street protests.
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Jul 06, 2015 04:56pm
How low can Indian army go!
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Jul 06, 2015 04:57pm
This is why Kashmiris donot want to be a part of India!
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Jul 06, 2015 04:58pm
What is going on in India? Is it the degeneration of the Indian politics that no one cares for the life of normal "you and me" humans?
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Jul 06, 2015 05:02pm
One of the accused was Indian Soldier. Indians are breaking their own records of Human rights violations every next day.
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Jul 06, 2015 05:02pm
People in uniform brings joy and shame to countries
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Jul 06, 2015 05:03pm
painful...
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Jul 06, 2015 05:05pm
True face of India
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Jul 06, 2015 05:08pm
The culprit will be punished severely. These kind of things happen, involvement of the army jawan is really bad and he shall be brought to justice for sure. But for one man the whole army should not be judged.
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Jul 06, 2015 05:08pm
shameful and regrettable act indeed . And shame on those who were just standing and watching the shameful act publicly.
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Jul 06, 2015 05:16pm
For an Indian, this will be routine life and not news!!!
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Jul 06, 2015 05:19pm
true face of Indian yes all the international amnesty have closed eyes.if such thing happened in Pakistan, then all would have come to life.
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Jul 06, 2015 05:19pm
Hope their is total bundh and strike call in Kashmir of the whole week, and we should organize a million march in Azad Kashmir and UK to highlight the atrocities in Kashmir.
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Jul 06, 2015 05:22pm
I am feeling ashamed of being called Indian , hence i will give up my Indian citizenship and accept Maldivian citizenship and stay there in beautiful Maldives.
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Jul 06, 2015 05:25pm
Shame on India!pathetic
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Jul 06, 2015 05:28pm
They disrespect their own girls likewise the case of 2012 Delhi incident, how can look up to others....
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Jul 06, 2015 05:30pm
Another example of Indian brutality
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Jul 06, 2015 05:30pm
he will be court-martialled if anything is proven the Army Court takes it seriously.. there are three things you should not do in Army.. lies, Stealing and doing something against nation or nations interest.. he will be stripped off for sure..
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Jul 06, 2015 05:34pm
First of all i condemn this brtual act and accused should be punished...Secondly Udhampur is in Jammu not in kashmir...Jammu nd Kashmir are two different regions nd u people can say kashmir as disputed while jammu isnt...we were indians are indians nd will remian indians
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Jul 06, 2015 05:36pm
Shame. As a Kashmiri I am hurt even more.
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Jul 06, 2015 05:38pm
I think , Indian army is making an atmosphere (in Kashmir) similar to New Delhi to make it look like their own. That's not how its done.!
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Jul 06, 2015 05:43pm
Of the three people arrested one is from the army. Criminal act has taken place, police are investigating, arrests have been made. Wait and see what happens at the judicial level. All seems pretty normal apart from the fact that it shouldn't have happened in the first place but you can say that about all crime.
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Jul 06, 2015 06:00pm
And they dream of Kashmir being a part of India. How low, inhuman and shameless can they become?
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Jul 06, 2015 06:17pm
Indian treatment of women is disgusting.
Im sure most Indians are defending by saying, 'atleast we didnt rape her!'
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Jul 06, 2015 06:43pm
If It would have happened in Pakistan or any muslim country then all Women rights organisations alongwith western media and United Nation would have condenmed severely
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Jul 06, 2015 07:01pm
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Woman-stripped-filmed-in-Udhampur-three-arrested/articleshow/47946070.cms
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Jul 06, 2015 07:08pm
WE should raise this issue to the highest level...Kashmir should breakaway from India if their women is treated like this.
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Jul 06, 2015 07:49pm
not only in Kashmir, Indian army is involved in similar kind of activities on Nepal border as well where they rape Nepali women. there is a reason why Nepalese hate indians.
Shameful act!
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Jul 06, 2015 08:04pm
India exposed daily but still no shame.
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Jul 06, 2015 08:13pm
@Afzal --after New govt PDP-BJP came into power. On dailybasis, problems are created... I think Chief minister not capable to administer
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Jul 06, 2015 08:17pm
Shame to humanity, but for fellow Pakistanies, look in mirror before accusing- we hear similar stories from our rural Punjab every second month. Common practice by powerful against the poor.
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Jul 06, 2015 08:29pm
What is equally shameful is that all kashmiris were mute spectators when this incident happened in full public view. Fortunately, Indian police is not taking this incident lightly and they have arrested 3 already, one of which is an army jawan.
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Jul 06, 2015 08:40pm
If true. its shameful & the culprits need to be punished ASAP.
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Jul 06, 2015 08:46pm
If anyone pushed to this level what is your expected reaction from the oppressed community !!
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Jul 06, 2015 08:56pm
Justice shall prevail, have faith in Indian judiciary.
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Jul 06, 2015 09:07pm
This is truley a deplorable act. Cannot even begin to imagine what that poor woman went through...
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Jul 06, 2015 09:50pm
Indian media will never show this..they will show only if it wouldhv happened in delhi.
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Jul 06, 2015 10:03pm
How sad
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Jul 06, 2015 10:53pm
Utterly despicable and absolutely disgraceful conduct. Let Kashmiris decide their future through peaceful resolution.
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Jul 06, 2015 11:46pm
@NM But, Why not the same when it happened in India ?. Yes, the fact is condemnable and that the involvement of army man is more serious. All the culprits persons including army man must be severely punished and they will be punished without any doubt.
But, the whole world knows, India has power and capability to
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Jul 06, 2015 11:54pm
Ashamed to be an Indian officer today.
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Jul 07, 2015 12:13am
@jammu wala everyone should be ashamed of this act either in Kashmir or Jammu.
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Jul 07, 2015 12:33am
Very sad !
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Jul 07, 2015 01:09am
So much for the biggest democracy.
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Jul 07, 2015 01:10am
I billion population 20 lakh defence personal, you think all of them are Mother Theressas and Gandhis and there won't be any criminals. at least India is bringing them to justice.
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Jul 07, 2015 01:17am
Terrorists wear indian army uniform and malign its image by raping women
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Jul 07, 2015 01:21am
@Zack khan loll
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Jul 07, 2015 01:42am
Misogynist attitude of men in this region at its worst…utterly shameful!
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Jul 07, 2015 01:58am
As long as you keep electing corrupt an sell out to rule you. You will keep seeing this. It is you who need to change first.
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Jul 07, 2015 02:02am
IK is quiet on Kashmir?
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Jul 07, 2015 02:20am
Such a shameful act committed by perpetrators. Shame to the spectators too who couldn't do anything to do stop them from stripping a woman in public.
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Jul 07, 2015 02:28am
@Your Wellwisher oh really? Tell that to Kashmiris
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Jul 07, 2015 03:01am
Why am I not surprised. Thank god for my forefathers who fought for Pakistan's independence from India.
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Jul 07, 2015 03:31am
There should be a black day in Pakistan. We should give message to them that we are with Kashmiris.
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Jul 07, 2015 03:41am
Why do Pakistanis not offer citizenship to Indian Kashmiris? I don't they they care about them one bit. They only support to get to india
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Jul 07, 2015 03:54am
No wonder the Kashmiris want independence.
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Jul 07, 2015 05:38am
@Hasan YES you are right. Majority wants to go to Pakistan. Please help them ALL get visas to migrate to Pakistan and live a far better life that Pakistan offers. Govt of Pakistan should allow flow of Muslims into Pakistan like India has done for Hindus in Pakistan
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Jul 07, 2015 06:19am
Shame Shame Shame.
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Jul 07, 2015 07:51am
After knowing this incident, we Indian Muslims want to migrate to Pakistan en mass. Pakistan, please provide us refugee camps immediately.
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Jul 07, 2015 08:05am
What a shame for so-called world's "Greatest Democracy" and other champions of democracy. Now no NGO and Human Rights organization is making hey and cry. Had this been the case in Pakistan, it would have been a big issue by the international media and so-called social media...
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Jul 07, 2015 08:21am
Criminal exist all over the world and so are the crimes. Question is how law n justice system deal with them. If Indian law and justice system deals the man in uniform as ordinary cetizen and prosecute all accusef with full force, we should not politicise the matter otherwise one such incedent could change the history.
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