BOY SUCCUMBS TO BULLET INJURIES AFTER 15 DAYS

SRINAGAR : A 17-year-old boy lost his life on Tuesday, more than two weeks after he was injured when border security forces opened fire on protesters in Rafiabad area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir.

Ubaid Manzoor, who was hit by a bullet in his leg on June 25 in Nadihal village of Rafiabad, was struggling for his life at Sher-ikashmir Institute of Medical Sciences(skims) in Srinagar before he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning, police said.

Baramulla senior superintendent of police Imtiyaz Hussain said that Ubaid, a Class-11 student, was injured when a group of youth threw stones on a convoy of BSF vehicles on way from Kupwara to Baramulla.

“It was a strike day and there was stone-pelting on BSF, who, in turn, opened fire. Ubaid was hit in his leg and was taken to a nearby public health centre from where he was referred to Srinagar,” Hussain said.

SP said that the police have already filed a case against the ‘security forces’ as well as against the ‘rioters’ in the case. “Now we will be adding more sections after the boy’s death,” Hussain said.

Thousands of people participated in the funeral of Ubaid at his home in Nadihal.

The death triggered protests in the area. A spontaneous shutdown was also observed in the village as people closed their businesses to mourn the death and offer condolences to the family.

Three civilians, including a 16-year-old girl, were killed on Saturday (July 7) when soldiers opened fire on protesters in South Kashmir’s Redwani village of Kulgam district.