Reports and witnesses said that stone-pelting protests erupted in the area after government forces denied passage to the fruit-laden trucks in the area.
Youth killed after forces open fire in Baramulla village; toll 71Representational Image
A youth died after the government forces opened fire on protesters in Nadihal village of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Danish Manzoor (28), resident of Nadihal.
A doctor at District Hospital Baramulla said that Danish succumbed to injuries at the hospital. He said that five more injured were brought to the hospital. “Three of them have been referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment.”
Reports and witnesses said that stone-pelting protests erupted in the area after government forces denied passage to the fruit-laden trucks in the area.
They said that forces moved into the village where they ransacked the houses and beat up the inmates.
To protest against the “excesses”, angry youths staged protests in the Nadihal village.
The forces, they said, responded by firing their guns, leading to death of one person and injuries to at least five more people.
Police couldn’t be immediately reached for a comment.
With this killing, the death toll in the current uprising that began after the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani has mounted to 71.
