Srinagar:
There is fresh tension in Baramulla after one person was killed and a few others injured during protests on Monday.
Police said the incident took place when locals mobbed an armoured vehicle in Baramulla town, to protest against the mysterious death of a boy, who drowned in the Jehlum river on Saturday.
The mob, which was defying curfew and prohibitory orders, started pelting stones at security personnel and also attempted to set the armoured vehicle on fire, they said.
The mob took to streets after the body of Faizan Ahmad Buhroo, a class 7th student, was fished out from river Jhelum - two days after he reportedly drowned when he was reportedly fleeing from police following a clash.
The locals alleged that the boy was pushed into the river by police and sought an inquiry into the incident. However, police has denied the allegations and said investigations are on to ascertain the facts regarding the drowning of the boy.
The situation is tense and reinforcements have been rushed to the area to maintain law and order, they said.
Kashmir has been on the boil since June 11, following the killing of a teenager Tufail Ahmad Matoo allegedly in teargas shelling by police in downtown Srinagar.
(With PTI inputs)
Police said the incident took place when locals mobbed an armoured vehicle in Baramulla town, to protest against the mysterious death of a boy, who drowned in the Jehlum river on Saturday.
The mob, which was defying curfew and prohibitory orders, started pelting stones at security personnel and also attempted to set the armoured vehicle on fire, they said.
The mob took to streets after the body of Faizan Ahmad Buhroo, a class 7th student, was fished out from river Jhelum - two days after he reportedly drowned when he was reportedly fleeing from police following a clash.
The locals alleged that the boy was pushed into the river by police and sought an inquiry into the incident. However, police has denied the allegations and said investigations are on to ascertain the facts regarding the drowning of the boy.
The situation is tense and reinforcements have been rushed to the area to maintain law and order, they said.
Kashmir has been on the boil since June 11, following the killing of a teenager Tufail Ahmad Matoo allegedly in teargas shelling by police in downtown Srinagar.
(With PTI inputs)
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