SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Fresh protests and clashes broke out in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir Saturday after government forces fired warning shots, tear smoke shells and shotgun pellets to disperse a funeral procession, officials and locals said.
At least 35 mourners were injured in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, when contingents of police and paramilitary tried to stop the protesters carrying body of a 16-year-old boy, Qaisar Ahmad Sofi, who succumbed at premier health institute after days of hospitalisation.
The slain boy's family alleged he was tortured and poisoned by Indian forces, which was refuted by police.
Witnesses said hundreds of young men participated in the funeral procession shouting anti-India slogans. Police action triggered clashes with some young men throwing stones and brickbats towards them, while others carried the boy's coffin to Martyr's Graveyard in the old city for burial.
Locals said police action on mourners prevented funeral procession from growing larger.
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