In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian forces personnel have martyred 915 children in their unabated acts of state terrorism over the last 35 years.

A report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service on the occasion of the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression revealed that 915 children were among the 96,310 Kashmiris martyred by Indian troops from January 1, 1989, till date. The report stated that the killing of civilians by Indian forces personnel rendered 107,960 children orphaned in the territory during the period.

The report further stated that thousands of people, including school boys and girls, were also injured by pellets, bullets, and teargas shells fired by Indian troops, police, and paramilitary forces. Hundreds of persons, including teenagers, have lost eyesight in one or both eyes due to pellet, PAVA, and teargas shell injuries since 2010 in the territory.

The report added that hundreds of boys and girls aged below 19 have been martyred during cordon and search operations and fake encounters, while a large number of boys under the age of 19 are facing illegal detentions under black laws in different jails of IIOJK and India.