Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the situation in Kashmir that caused a rise in tensions with Pakistan over the contested region after Modi’s government stripped Kashmir of its special status earlier this week.
A petition was filed Thursday in India’s top court challenging the communications blackout and security clampdown in the Indian-controlled region, where people remained in their homes for a fourth day.
State-run All India Radio said security agencies have arrested more than 500 people in the region apparently to prevent any outbreak of violence.
Many Kashmiris see Modi’s decision to withdraw the special status as a breach of trust and opening the way to flooding their region with people from the rest of India, eventually altering the demographics of the territory.
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