Kashmir continued to witness casualties with one more youth getting killed and several others getting injured in a clash between protesters and security forces even as curfew was in force in many parts of the valley to thwart a planned march by separatists.
18-year-old Shakeel Ahmad Ganai and several others were injured in action by security forces against protesters at Nikas Arbal in Rajpora area of Pulwama district on Friday afternoon, a police official said.
Ganai, with pellet injuries in his chest, was rushed to district hospital Pulwama where he was declared ‘brought dead’ by the doctors, the official said. With this, the toll in the ongoing 49-day unrest has reached 67.
Meanwhile, curfew was today extended to several areas of Kashmir to foil a planned march by separatists to Eidgah in old city area. Curfew was extended to entire Srinagar district, Pulwama district and south Kashmir towns of Shopian and Anantnag
North Kashmir towns of Baramulla, Pattan and Handwara were also placed under curfew while restrictions on assembly of people were in force in rest of the Valley, police said.
Normal life remained paralysed for the 49th consecutive day due to curfew and restrictions and separatist-sponsored strike.