Kashmir Forest Activist

An activist demanding justice for the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl has been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir. The child, who belonged to a nomadic tribe, was found dead in a forest area in Kathua on Wednesday. A 15-year-old has been arrested. The police said the teen had kidnapped the girl and held her captive inside a cowshed for a week befo...

Sonaullah Zargar, a 30-year-old forest activist, who was dedicated to protecting the Sukhnag Forests in Budgam, was found dead in the Valley. His body was found near a stream a week ago.Initially Zargar's death was passed off as an accident but now the police suspect the timber mafia as well as corrupt forest staff to be behind his death. The Block...

An activist demanding justice for the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl has been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir. The child, who belonged to a nomadic tribe, was found dead in a forest area in Kathua on Wednesday. A 15-year-old has been arrested. The police said the teen had kidnapped the girl and held her captive inside a cowshed for a week befo...

Sonaullah Zargar, a 30-year-old forest activist, who was dedicated to protecting the Sukhnag Forests in Budgam, was found dead in the Valley. His body was found near a stream a week ago.Initially Zargar's death was passed off as an accident but now the police suspect the timber mafia as well as corrupt forest staff to be behind his death. The Block...