Protesters throw stones at army in J&K, clashes erupt

SRINAGAR:

Clashes broke out at two places in Shopian and Pulwama districts on Monday after protesters in Jammu and Kashmir pelted stones at army personnel. Sources in the police, familiar with the matter, said protesters pelted stones at an army vehicle in Shopian district’s Pinjora village, prompting the personnel to fire several shots in the air to disperse the mob. In Murran village, another team was attacked by demonstrators, leading to clashes.

: A cobbler was killed when a speeding car ran over him while he was sleeping in front of his shop on the footpath at Kushaiguda on the outskirts of Hyderabad in the early hours of Monday.

According to the police, the incident happened at DAE Colony at around 12.30 am, when a speeding Toyota Innova vehicle (registration number AP29 AY 5234) lost control and got on to the adjacent footpath. It ran over a cobber Ashok Kumar (48) sleeping in front of his shop and came to a halt after hitting the compound wall of a house.

Eye-witness accounts said there were four girls in the vehicle, including the one who was driving it. All of them were said to be allegedly in an inebriated condition. “They got down from the car in a state of shock, said sorry and tried to flee the spot, but the locals who gathered there caught hold of them and informed the police,” Ashok’s son, who did not tell his name, told the media.

Ashok, who was grievously injured was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, but he was pronounced brought dead.

The police said all the girls – Ishanya Reddy, Harika, Srujana and Amritha – were second year B Tech students from a private engineering college at Ghatkesar and they were returning from a party at Keesara.

HYDERABAD