SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- A young man was killed and many others injured Wednesday after Indian forces fired on protesters in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The youth was killed at Nadihal village in Baramulla district, about 60 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"A youth by the name of Danish Manzoor succumbed to firearm injuries at the hospital here," a health official at Baramulla hospital said. "He was among the six injured brought to the hospital. Out of them three have been referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment."
Local media reports quoting residents said the stone-throwing clashes erupted in the area after government forces ransacked houses and thrashed people, besides denying passage to the fruit-laden trucks in the area.
"The police and paramilitary troopers responded by firing tear smoke shells, pellets and bullets," locals told media. "The police firing has led to killing of the youth."
There seems to be no let up in street protests challenging New Delhi's rule in the region on the fifty-fourth straight day Wednesday, despite authorities withdrawing curfew throughout the Indian-controlled Kashmir. Shops, schools and offices remained closed, besides movement of traffic hampered due to a protest strike called by region's separatist groups.
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