Srinagar: Two youth were yesterday killed when Army opened fire in Handwara, about 85 kms from here, to disperse a stone-pelting mob that was protesting against alleged molestation of a girl by some of its personnel. The killing triggered more protests in the town and had an echo in Srinagar and Pulwama districts of Kashmir as well.

Trouble started with protests by Handwara locals over alleged molestation of a girl student. According to the allegations, soldiers posted in an army picket in the town she molested the girl. The protestors pelted stones at the picket following which the soldiers opened fire, resulting in the killing of Iqbal Ahmad and Nayeem Bhat, sources said.