Sopore Death

A day after the death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, the Jammu and Kashmir police has refused to hand over the body to his family, saying a gathering on his funeral could have increased the scope of COVID-19 transmission.

All internet services have been snapped in north Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town after death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, led to protests. The family has alleged that Irfan Ahmad Dar was tortured to death after he and his brother, Javid Ahmad, were picked up by police from their shop on Tuesday afternoon.

Two policemen were arrested for their alleged role in custodial killing of 28-year-old Nazim Rashid. Rashid, 28, had died in a police camp in Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, hours after the police picked him up, to question him about his alleged role in the killing of a civilian.

Opposition MLAs from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today bore the brunt of the anger surrounding the custodial death of a man in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir. Locals attacked several MLAs who had gone to the victim's home to offer condolences to his family.The legislators were thrashed and their vehicles were damaged in stone-pelting, forcing t...

Two policemen have been suspended and an MLA has been arrested for protesting against the custodial death of the 28-year-old Nazeem Rashid in Sopore.

There was widespread anger in Sopore against the killing of a young man in police custody. Nazim Rashid, 28, died in a police camp in Sopore on Saturday, hours after the police picked him up to question him about his alleged role in the killing of a civilian.

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.

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...

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...

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. ...

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.

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.

A day after the death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, the Jammu and Kashmir police has refused to hand over the body to his family, saying a gathering on his funeral could have increased the scope of COVID-19 transmission.

All internet services have been snapped in north Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town after death of a shopkeeper, allegedly in police custody, led to protests. The family has alleged that Irfan Ahmad Dar was tortured to death after he and his brother, Javid Ahmad, were picked up by police from their shop on Tuesday afternoon.

Two policemen were arrested for their alleged role in custodial killing of 28-year-old Nazim Rashid. Rashid, 28, had died in a police camp in Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, hours after the police picked him up, to question him about his alleged role in the killing of a civilian.

Opposition MLAs from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today bore the brunt of the anger surrounding the custodial death of a man in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir. Locals attacked several MLAs who had gone to the victim's home to offer condolences to his family.The legislators were thrashed and their vehicles were damaged in stone-pelting, forcing t...

Two policemen have been suspended and an MLA has been arrested for protesting against the custodial death of the 28-year-old Nazeem Rashid in Sopore.

There was widespread anger in Sopore against the killing of a young man in police custody. Nazim Rashid, 28, died in a police camp in Sopore on Saturday, hours after the police picked him up to question him about his alleged role in the killing of a civilian.

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.

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...

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...

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. ...

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.

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.