One killed in Indian Kashmir

AFP, SRINAGAR: Soldiers raided a village in restive Indian-administered Kashmir overnight in an attempt to quash ongoing protests, leaving one civilian dead and dozens injured, police and witnesses said Thursday.
Villagers said soldiers from a nearby Indian army camp ransacked homes in Khrew village and beat residents with bamboo sticks, leading to the death of a teacher.
“They beat up men, women and children and took away many young men with them. We discovered the battered body of Shabir Mangoo on a village street in the morning,” said one villager who asked not to be named, fearing reprisals.
Army spokesman Colonel N.N. Joshi confirmed the raid on the village 25 kilometres (16 miles) south-east of the main city of Srinagar, saying “the incident is being investigated”.
Indian-administered Kashmir has been in the grip of almost daily anti-India protests and rolling curfews sparked by the killing on July 8 of a popular rebel leader, Burhan Wani, in a gunfight with government forces.

One killed in Indian Kashmir

AFP, SRINAGAR: Soldiers raided a village in restive Indian-administered Kashmir overnight in an attempt to quash ongoing protests, leaving one civilian dead and dozens injured, police and witnesses said Thursday. Villagers said soldiers from a nearby Indian army camp ransacked homes in Khrew village and beat residents with bamboo sticks, leading to the death of a teacher. They beat up men, women and children and took away many young men with them. We discovered the battered body of Shabir Mangoo on a village street in the morning, said one villager who asked not to be named, fearing reprisals. Army spokesman Colonel N.N. Joshi confirmed the raid on the village 25 kilometres (16 miles) south-east of the main city of Srinagar, saying the incident is being investigated. Indian-administered Kashmir has been in the grip of almost daily anti-India protests and rolling curfews sparked by the killing on July 8 of a popular rebel leader, Burhan Wani, in agunfight with government forces.