The key news of the past 12 hours from Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) and on minorities in India — led by a cordon-and-search operation in Anantnag, a High Court ruling against a preventive detention in Doda, and a court move on Bharuch's historic Jama Masjid.
Occupied Jammu & Kashmir
1. Anantnag: cordon-and-search operation, two grenades recovered
According to Kashmir Life, police and the Indian Army carried out a cordon-and-search operation (CASO) on Sunday evening in the Seer Hamdan forest area of Sandooz, under Mattan police jurisdiction in Anantnag district. Two Chinese-made grenades were recovered and destroyed on the spot by a bomb disposal squad. No arrests were reported.
Source: Kashmir Life
2. High Court quashes PSA detention of 65-year-old Doda man
Kashmir Life reports that Justice M A Chowdhary of the J&K and Ladakh High Court quashed the Public Safety Act detention of Din Mohd Wani of Doda and ordered his immediate release. The court found the grounds of detention largely copied the police dossier and that no material showed a threat to public order. The judgment was delivered on 6 October and reported on 11 October.
Source: Kashmir Life
3. Mehbooba: 'ease of doing business' reforms threaten farmland and food security
Greater Kashmir reports that PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said opening orchards and farmland to commercial high-rise construction "is not development" but "a dangerous betrayal of our land, our food security and our people's lives". PDP MLA Waheed Para warned that construction on drainage channels, wetlands and floodplains could raise Kashmir's flood risk.
Source: Greater Kashmir
4. "The Kashmir model has been exported to Delhi": Kashmiri leaders on Delhi crackdown
Kashmir Observer reports that as internet was suspended and more than 7,000 people were detained during protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wrote that "the Kashmir model has been exported to Delhi", while Mehbooba Mufti called it a reminder of Kashmir after the revocation of Article 370. Greater Kashmir reports Omar also condemned alleged Delhi Police force against MP John Brittas.
Sources: Kashmir Observer, Greater Kashmir
5. Mirwaiz announces first common Friday sermon on 16 October
According to JK News Today, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq announced at Srinagar's Jama Masjid on 9 October that participating mosques and imambargahs will deliver a first common Friday sermon on "Imaan (faith)" on 16 October under the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema. Kashmir Media Service also reported the announcement.
Sources: JK News Today, KMS
Minorities in India
6. Gujarat HC asks ASI to examine plea claiming Bharuch Jama Masjid was a Jain temple
Maktoob Media and Muslim Mirror report that Justice Nisha Thakore of the Gujarat High Court asked the Archaeological Survey of India to examine evidence in a petition by five people claiming the historic Jama Masjid in Bharuch was originally a Jain temple. The next hearing is on 13 October. Maktoob notes the demand conflicts with the Places of Worship Act, 1991.
Sources: Maktoob Media, Muslim Mirror
7. Bijnor: loudspeaker seized, muezzin jailed after officials hear azan
According to Muslim Mirror, the district magistrate and police chief of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, heard the call to prayer from a mosque loudspeaker in the Makbara locality while travelling. Police seized the loudspeaker and the muezzin, Mohammad Faizan, was booked for breach of peace and sent to jail. The report says it is not confirmed whether the sound level was formally measured.
Source: Muslim Mirror
8. Manipur: nine killed in 24 hours across three tribal districts
Maktoob Media and Scroll report that at least nine people were killed in gunfights, ambushes and arson in Manipur's Kamjong, Kangpokpi and Ukhrul districts on 9–10 October, among them Naga and Kuki tribespeople and a man of Nepali origin. Kuki and Naga civil-society groups condemned the attacks and called highway shutdowns.
Sources: Maktoob Media, Scroll
Sources
- Kashmir Life — Two Chinese Grenades Recovered During CASO in South Kashmir
- Kashmir Life — HC Quashes PSA Detention of 65-Year-Old Man
- Greater Kashmir — Mehbooba flags food security risks
- Kashmir Observer — Delhi Clampdown Echoes Kashmir Lockdown: PDP, NC
- Greater Kashmir — Omar condemns alleged assault on MP John Brittas
- JK News Today — MMU's first common Khutbah on October 16
- KMS — Mirwaiz announces coordinated Friday sermon
- Maktoob — Gujarat HC asks ASI on Bharuch Jama Masjid plea
- Muslim Mirror — Gujarat HC seeks ASI response
- Muslim Mirror — Bijnor loudspeaker seized, muezzin arrested
- Maktoob — Nine killed in fresh violence in Manipur
- Scroll — Manipur: Nine killed within 24 hours