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Protests in Indian Kashmir over killings of youth
Hundreds took to the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday to protest the killing of two Muslim youth in a shooting incident blamed on the army, police and witnesses said.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:43 February 22, 2009
Srinagar: Hundreds took to the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday to protest the killing of two Muslim youth in a shooting incident blamed on the army, police and witnesses said.
The two youth were killed on Saturday evening in north Kashmir after soldiers allegedly fired at a vehicle.
The Indian army has ordered a probe into the shooting incident, which injured three other people.
The deaths have sparked fresh anger against Indian troops in the disputed Himalayan region.
"Indian forces go back, we want freedom", mourners shouted as they marched with the body of one of the victims in Bumai village 60 km north of Srinagar.
Police and paramilitary soldiers sealed off adjacent areas and Sopore town to prevent more anti-India protests, police said.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordered a magisterial enquiry into the incident to be completed in 15 days, an official statement said. "He (Omar Abdullah) assured that exemplary punishment will be given to those found guilty."
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