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Qazigund, India, Dec 30 (EFE/EPA).- Nearly two years ago, Sabzar Khan, a 26-year-old businessman, expanded his construction business that was already growing rapidly in Qazigund, the gateway to the idyllic Kashmir Valley, nestled in the Indian Himalayas.But soon after he raised funds by securing loans from a bank and local lenders, the Indian government suddenly scrapped the disputed region's semi-autonomous status on Aug.5, 2019, and enforced an unprecedented months-long security and communication lockdown.The move marked the beginning of Kashmir's economic devastation before another lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic in March this year sounded the death knell for businesses in the troubled region. (Camera: FAROOQ KHAN/SARWAR KASHANI). B-ROLL OF BUSINESSMAN SABZAR KHAN, WHO PUTS OUT AD TO SELL HIS KIDNEY, NEAR HIS HOUSE IN NUSSU VILLAGE OF QAZIGUND IN KULGAM DISTRICT, NEARLY 100 KILOMETERS FROM SRINAGAR, THE SUMMER CAPITAL OF INDIAN KASHMIR.SOUND BITE: SABZAR KHAN.TRANSLATION: 1. I had posted an ad that I need to sell my kidney. My wife and mother are also willing to sell one of their kidneys to help pay off my 9.1 million rupees debt. I am looking for people to help me or anyone who needs to undergo kidney transplant. 2. I was in the construction business and also used to purchase and sell second-hand vehicles. But I suffered losses.3. It has been two years of lockdown in Kashmir. First when (the government removed Article 370). It was a year of shutdown. Then another year of lockdown due to Covid-19. The business has been shut all this TIME. I thought of no other choice but to put my kidney on sale.
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