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Body of slain Suhail Ahmad Lone being taken for last rites.
Body of slain Suhail Ahmad Lone being taken for last rites.

The slain youth Suhail Ahmad Lone was laid to rest amidst strong protests in Hawoora in Kulgam district of South Kashmir. Suhail got killed allegedly by the hands of CRPF at Qaimoh, Khudwani area Saturday afternoon.

Thousands of people attended Suhails’ funeral procession.

Reports reaching Kashmir Life said that people of the area were protesting what they call “highhandedness” of  the men in uniform after Friday’s protests.

Pertinently a youth was injured on Friday in post Friday clashes between cops and youth. The youth identified as Aamir Ahmad was injured allegedly in forces’ firing and is being treated upon in a government hospital. Police last night in a statement said that all the injured are stable.

But the locals from Qaimoh and Khudwani areas alleged that after the Friday protests in the area police and forces went “berserk and beat even women folk”.

“People were today protesting against the highhandedness of police and forces when and cops used scores of tear gas shells to disperse resulting in heavy clashes,” they said adding the forces also opened fire and killed Suhail.

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