A Kashmiri farmer takes a break during harvesting of paddy crops on the outskirts of Srinagar September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo

Kashmiri farmers drink tea as they take a break during harvesting of paddy crops on the outskirts of Srinagar September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo

Kashmiri farmers pack winnowed rice grain in bags after a harvest on the outskirts of Srinagar September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo

Kashmiri farmers collect winnowed rice grain after a harvest on the outskirts of Srinagar September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo

Kashmiri farmers harvest paddy crops on the outskirts of Srinagar September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo

A Kashmiri farmer bundles his harvested paddy crops on the outskirts of Srinagar September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Sanna Irshad Mattoo

A Kashmiri woman holds a girl as they watch a protest after a gun battle between suspected militants and Indian security forces in Srinagar September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri demonstrator throws a tear-gas canister fired by Indian police during a protest after a gun battle between suspected militants and Indian security forces in Srinagar September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri demonstrators are chased away by Indian police during a protest after a gun battle between suspected militants and Indian security forces in Srinagar September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri demonstrators carry used cycle tyres to burn them during a protest after a gun battle between suspected militants and Indian security forces in Srinagar September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri farmers work in paddy fields in village Gund in Kashmir's Ganderbal district September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiris are stopped behind a barricade set up by the Indian police during restrictions on movement on the occasion of Ashura, in downtown Srinagar August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslims shout slogans as they are detained by police during a protest after authorities imposed restrictions on movement in parts of Srinagar city on the occasion of Ashura, August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslims are detained by Indian police while trying to participate in a Muharram procession, in Srinagar, August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri Shi'ite Mulsim shouts slogans as he is detained an Indan policeman while trying to participate in a Muharram procession, in Srinagar, August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri Shi'ite Mulsim reacts as he is detained an Indan policemen while trying to participate in a Muharram procession, in Srinagar, August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslims are detained by Indian police while trying to participate in a Muharram procession, in Srinagar, August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A relative of Ishfaq Ayoub, an Indian police officer who according to police was killed in a militant attack today ahead of India's Independence Day, keeps his hand on Ayoub's coffin during the funeral, on the outskirts of Srinagar August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiris attend the funeral of Ishfaq Ayoub, an Indian police officer who according to police was killed in a militant attack today ahead of India's Independence Day, on the outskirts of Srinagar August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man rides his bicycle past a shop painted with graffiti in Anchar neighbourhood in Srinagar July 28, 2020. Picture taken July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri boys ride a bicycle in Anchar neighbourhood in Srinagar July 27, 2020. Picture taken July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man drinks tea in front of a closed shop painted with graffiti in Anchar neighbourhood in Srinagar July 28, 2020. Picture taken July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man plays with his goat in the premises of Jinab Sahib mosque in Anchar neighbourhood in Srinagar July 27, 2020. Picture taken July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man walks on a road that was dug and blocked during last year's protests to keep Indian security forces out, in Anchar neighbourhood in Srinagar July 28, 2020. Picture taken July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man, who gave his name as Sahil and claimed he had been detained by police thrice for stone pelting, collects weed from Anchar Lake in Srinagar July 28, 2020. Picture taken July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri Muslim prays in the garden of a house while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kashmir May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslims pray in the garden of a house while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kashmir May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man rows a small boat on the waters of Dal Lake with the backdrop of the Hazratbal shrine, Hari Parbat fort and snow-covered mountains, on a sunny morning during a lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Srinagar, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A baker selling traditional Kashmiri bread waits for customers outside his shop during a lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Srinagar, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A masked Kashmiri man with his head covered with barbed wire attends a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri Muslim woman covers her face as she looks at a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed, being displayed during a festival to mark the death anniversary of Abu Bakr, one of the companions of Prophet Mohammad, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslims women react upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed, being displayed during a festival to mark the death anniversary of Abu Bakr, one of the companions of Prophet Mohammad, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslims react upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed, being displayed during a festival to mark the death anniversary of Abu Bakr, one of the companions of Prophet Mohammad, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri girl wearing a mask looks on at the shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a Sufi saint, in Srinagar December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Kashmiri Muslims react upon seeing a relic of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a Sufi saint also known as Shah-e-Baghdad (King of Baghdad), being displayed on his death anniversary at his shrine in Srinagar December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslims react upon seeing a relic of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a Sufi saint also known as Shah-e-Baghdad (King of Baghdad), being displayed on his death anniversary at his shrine in Srinagar December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A masked Kashmiri man with his head covered with barbed wire attends a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/File Photo SEARCH "GLOBAL POY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2019 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

Kashmiri journalists display laptops and placards during a protest demanding restoration of internet service, in Srinagar, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri women pray at the Hazratbal shrine during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Muslim women react upon seeing a relic, that's believed to be hair from the beard of the prophet Mohammad, being displayed during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Kashmiri woman prays at the Hazratbal shrine during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man arrives to pray at the Hazratbal shrine during the festival of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the prophet, in Srinagar November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri residents run at the site of a grenade blast in Srinagar, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri women walk past Indian policemen standing guard in a street in Srinagar October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

People hold candles as they display placards at a vigil to show solidarity with Kashmiris, in Ahmedabad, India, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

People display placards at a vigil to show solidarity with Kashmiris, in Ahmedabad, India, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

People display placards at a vigil to show solidarity with Kashmiris, in Ahmedabad, India, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Kashmiri men gather during the funeral of Nasir Ahmad, a suspected separatist militant, after he was killed in a gun battle with Indian soldiers, in Arwani village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri men gather around the body of Nasir Ahmad, a suspected separatist militant, during his funeral after he was killed in a gun battle with Indian soldiers, in Arwani village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri man looks out from a window as Indian security forces stand at the site of a grenade attack in Srinagar October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri men and boys shout slogans as they attend a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A masked Kashmiri man with his head covered with barbed wire attends a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri women and girls shout slogans as they attend a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A masked Kashmiri demonstrator is seen at a protest site after Friday prayers, during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A Kashmiri woman shouts slogans at a protest site after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri women and girls shout slogans at a protest site after Friday prayers, during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri demonstrators hold flags and a placard during a protest after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Masked Kashmiri demonstrators are seen at a protest site after Friday prayers during restrictions following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Rubina, mother of Irshad, a 15-year-old Kashmiri boy who was injured by pellets fired by Indian security forces during protests in Anchar neighbourhood, shows his x-ray, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 20, 2019. "If he has to go out for a change of bandage to the nearby government hospital, he will be accompanied by six or seven women, so they don't snatch him away," Rubina said. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

Irshad, a 15-year-old Kashmiri boy who was injured by pellets fired by Indian security forces during protests at Anchar neighbourhood, rests as his mother cuts a fruit for him, during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 19, 2019. "If he has to go out for a change of bandage to the nearby government hospital, he will be accompanied by six or seven women, so they don't snatch him away," Rubina said. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui SEARCH "SIDDIQUI BARRICADES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.