Sopore Civilian Deaths

• Sopore: Man dies in police custody, area tense

  Twenty eight-year-old Anjum Rashid has allegedly died in police custody in Kashmir's Sopore town. He was picked up by the police on Saturday for questioning in connection with the killing of a civilian in the area.

• Two more civilian deaths in Kashmir

  There is fresh tension in Jammu and Kashmir after the death of two civilians. One man has been killed in firing in Anantnag district today and a teenager was killed in Sopore yesterday. Police said they fired rubber bullets when a mob attacked a police station and tried to set it on fire in Anantnag, resulting in the death of one man. In Sopore, th...

• Kashmir situation: PM meets senior officials, Army officers

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met senior Home Ministry, Intelligence and Army officials on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Kashmir.Home Minister P Chidambaram and Defence Minister AK Antony were also present at the crucial meet in New Delhi.Kashmir remained tense on Wednesday, a day after three teenagers were killed in police firing in Anantn...

• Violence spreads to south Kashmir, 3 killed in Anantnag firing

  Kashmir continues to remain tense after three teenagers were killed in firing in Anantnag on Tuesday.Among the victims was 15-year-old Ishtiyaq, a class tenth student, 17-year-old Imtiyaz who was working at a baker's shop in Anantnag and Sajjad.There was firing after security forces came under heavy stone throwing by protesters at a demonstration. ...

• J&K civilian deaths: Omar asks Chidambaram to intervene

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah spoke with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday night and voiced his strong concern over civilians becoming victims of action in the Valley by paramilitary forces.

• Will call in Army if the need arises: J&K Government

  The last 24 hours have seen the death of three young people in the Kashmir valley. In the second civilian casualty in the valley on Monday, a 9-year-old boy was killed in CRPF firing in Baramulla. Earlier in the day, a youth was killed in Sopore which has been witnessing violent clashes between protesters and security forces.