SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Villagers in Indian-controlled Kashmir said on Thursday that a young college teacher was killed in army custody.
The killing of Shabir Ahmad Monga, who worked as contractual lecturer at a government college, was reported from village Shaarsali Khrew in Pulwama district, about 28 km south of Srinagar city.
"Indian army troopers along with police on Wednesday night raided our village and took over two dozen men in custody," a resident said on condition of anonymity. "The army personnel ruthlessly roughed up all of them, due to which 30-year-old Shabir Ahmad Monga was killed."
Monga's body was handed over to the family Thursday morning, triggering protests in the area.
Reports said Monga was taken to nearest Pampore town hospital but doctors there declared him dead.
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