Kashmir Burns: J&K High Court Takes up Issue of Attacks on Schools

There have been a slew of incidents of schools being set on fire in the Valley. (Photo: The Quint)

• The Jammu and Kashmir high court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of the increased number of incidents of burning of schools in the Valley.
• The move comes amid increased tensions in the Valley after separatists called for a bandh protesting against the state of affairs in Kashmir. According to reports, 25 schools from the Valley have been targeted in the past one month.
• Educational institutions have bore the brunt of the ongoing conflict in the Valley which erupted after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani in July.

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(With media inputs)