Kashmir protests death toll rises to four

The death toll in clashes between security forces and protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir has risen to four, officials say. Two men and a woman were killed in firing in Handwara on Tuesday. A teenage boy, who was hit by a tear gas shell in nearby Drugmula, died in hospital on Wednesday. The victims were protesting […]

The death toll in clashes between security forces and protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir has risen to four, officials say.
Two men and a woman were killed in firing in Handwara on Tuesday.
A teenage boy, who was hit by a tear gas shell in nearby Drugmula, died in hospital on Wednesday.
The victims were protesting against the alleged molestation of a teenage girl by a soldier in Handwara. A curfew has been imposed in Handwara and Srinagar.
The army and police have ordered investigations into the deaths.
The BBC Urdu’s Riyaz Masroor in Srinagar says hundreds of protesters had thronged the town square in Handwara following allegations that a soldier had attempted to molest a schoolgirl.
“When the protesters marched toward the central market and tried to storm a bunker, the soldiers indiscriminately fired at the procession,” NA Sofi, an eyewitness, said.