In the immediate wake of the blackout that followed the revocation of Kashmir's special status, India detained and arrested hundreds of local leaders and politicians. The objective was clear: gut Kashmir of its political and activist class and make way for Indian Hindutva rule. Prominent leaders like Farooq Abdallah and Mehbooba Mufti, the last chief minister of Kashmir and Jammu State, were imprisoned indefinitely.

XREF: Connects to the 2019 revocation of Article 370 and the broader crackdown in Kashmir following the special status change.

Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamopho…, loc. 511