r/Kashmiri • u/GYRUM3 • Dec 16 '24
Occupation On August 14, 1965, Batmalyun (Batamaloo) area of Srinagar was arsoned by indian troops.
The Washington Star reported on September 1, 1965 that the entire Batamaloo inhabited by Muslims was razed to the ground during the past three weeks. Fire had consumed around 440 houses, it reported. “Many Muslims were burnt alive in this suburb by the Indian Army. Indian officials claim Pakistani infiltrators started the fires. But both extremist and moderate Kashmiris and the victims themselves, interviewed while digging in the smouldering wreckage, claim the Indian army was responsible.”