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Kashmir unrest: 18-year-old dies of pellet gun wounds

Updated on: 25 August,2016 08:40 AM IST  | 
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A youth yesterday died in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on a day Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here to review the situation

Kashmir unrest: 18-year-old dies of  pellet gun wounds

Locals carry the body of 18-year-old Amir Mir after his funeral PIC/PTI

Srinagar: A youth yesterday died in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on a day Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here to review the situation.


At least nine security personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were injured yesterday in a militant attack in Pulwama town, police said. Militants hurled a grenade,  followed by firing, at security personnel who were on duty. He said a DySP and eight other security personnel including four CRPF  jawans were injured in  the attack.Locals carry the body of 18-year-old Amir Mir after his funeral Pic/PTI


With the death of the youth, the toll in the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir Valley has climbed to 66. “Aamir Bashir, who had pellet injuries in his chest, was brought to SMHS Hospital here but the doctors declared him brought dead,” a police official said.


He said the youth was a resident of Pohu village in Pulwama district where fresh clashes erupted yesterday morning.

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