For some 50 detainees, the Centaur Lake View Hotel’s rooms have become prison cells. Photo: Muzamil AftabFor some 50 detainees, the Centaur Lake View Hotel’s rooms have become prison cells. Photo: Muzamil Aftab
For some 50 detainees, the Centaur Lake View Hotel’s rooms have become prison cells. Photo: Muzamil Aftab
This Week in Asia /  Politics

How a four-star hotel in Indian-held Kashmir became a political prison

  • Until recently, the Centaur Lake View Hotel offered lavish suites and hosted political conferences that saw Kashmiri leaders defend India’s rule over the disputed region
  • But since Narendra Modi’s crackdown on Kashmir, the hotel has turned into a makeshift jail to house those same leaders
Topic |   Kashmir
Fahad Shah
Fahad Shah

Updated: 2:50pm, 24 Sep, 2019

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For some 50 detainees, the Centaur Lake View Hotel’s rooms have become prison cells. Photo: Muzamil AftabFor some 50 detainees, the Centaur Lake View Hotel’s rooms have become prison cells. Photo: Muzamil Aftab
For some 50 detainees, the Centaur Lake View Hotel’s rooms have become prison cells. Photo: Muzamil Aftab
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