J&K : Security forces open fire at stone pelters,one killed,several injured
Security forces opened fire at protesters, who allegedly pelted security personnel with stones to allow trapped Hizbul militants escape during an encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian.A 17-year-old boy was killed and at least 15 others injured in firing.
The incident comes hours after a class II student suffered a head injury when the school bus carrying him was attacked by stone pelters in the district.
A joint team of Army, police and paramilitary forces had cordoned off Turkwangam village in Shopian on Wednesday evening following inputs about presence of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zeenat-ul-Islam and his three associates in the village. A gunfight broke out between the militants and the security forces, as the latter tightened the cordon in the area.
According to sources, the security forces opened fire when a large number of youth from Turkwangam and surrounding villages reached the encounter site and started to lob stones at the security forces to help the militants escape.
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