UN officials seek probe into torture, custodial deaths of Muslims in IOK.

United Nations -- Four UN special rapporteurs have asked the Indian government to investigate the alleged torture and custodial killings of several Muslim men since January 2019.

A report was sent to the Indian government on May 4 over 'the continued deterioration of human rights conditions' in occupied Kashmir, documenting several cases of 'arbitrary detentions, violations to the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment and rights of persons belonging to minorities'.

'We remain deeply concerned about the ongoing human rights violations,' said the report shared on the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights website this week.

They called on New Delhi 'to conduct an impartial investigation into all the allegations of arbitrary killings, torture and ill-treatment and to prosecute suspected perpetrators.'

'We express grave concern at the alleged excessive use of force, torture and other forms of ill-treatment reportedly committed during the arrest and detention and death in custody of the [...] persons,' the rapporteurs said.

Citing over a dozen cases of custodial torture, the report concluded: 'They appear to be targeted based on their ethnicity and/or religious...