Clashes break out in Kashmir over killing
SRINAGAR. January 10. KAZINFORM Police used tear gas and batons Saturday to disperse hundreds of angry people protesting the death of a teenage boy they claim was killed by paramilitary forces in the Indian portion of Kashmir, officials said, Kazinform refers to Arab News.
Inayatullah Khan, 16, died Saturday, a day after he was critically wounded when the Central Reserve Police Force opened fire during a protest in Srinagar, said Irshad Bhat, Khan's neighbor.
Bhat said Khan did not take part the protest but "was walking down the street and was fired upon by soldiers." Hemant Lohia, a top police officer, said Khan was most likely hit by a tear gas shell, and authorities were investigating.
As the news of his death spread, hundreds of people chanting pro-independence slogans took to the streets and clashed with government forces in the Dalgate area of Srinagar. There were no reports of any new casualties.
Shops and businesses remained closed for a third day Saturday in parts of Srinagar's main commercial hub of Lalchowk, where troops fought a 20-hour gunbattle Wednesday and Thursday with two suspected insurgents who took refuge in a hotel after attacking government forces with hand grenades, Kazinform cites Arab News. See www.arabnews.com for full version.