Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party has strongly condemned the recent killing of a youth Tanvir Ahmed Chupan by a gang of cow vigilantes in the Ramban area of Jammu and cold-blooded murder of Ganderbal youth Rashid Mughal in a staged fake encounter by the Indian army.

In a statement issued on Friday, DFP Spokesman Advocate Arshad Iqbal said, "Such actions raise serious questions about accountability, transparency, and adherence to the rule of law".

The loss of young lives under such circumstances, he said, was not only tragic but also reflects a disturbing pattern that demands impartial investigation and justice.

"The repeated occurrence of such incidents reveals a grim pattern of systematic killings that are too often ignored, leaving victims without justice and families without answers", he said adding that there was a dire need to investigate such killings and bring perpetrators to justice.

He also expressed grave concern over the continued incarceration of party president Shabir Ahmed Shah and other Kashmiri political leaders and activists currently languishing in Indian jails.

"Prolonged detention without fair and transparent legal processes undermines democratic principles and suppresses legitimate political expression", he added.

Urging Indian authorities to ensure credible, independent inquiries into these incidents, the spokesman said that those responsible must be held accountable to stop this vicious cycle of violence in the region.

He reiterated his party's call for peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute saying that justice, dialogue, and respect for human rights remain essential for lasting peace and stability in the region.

Meanwhile, the DFP spokesman also voiced serious concern over ailing father of incarcerated MP Engineer Rasheed and urged the Government of India to release him on humanitarian grounds so that he could meet his father, currently admitted at a hospital in Srinagar.