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Kashmiri martyred as Indian troops open fire on protesters in IoK

By Web Desk
July 21, 2017

SRINAGAR: One Kashmiri youth was martyred and several others injured when Indian army opened fire on peaceful protesters in Budgam district in occupied Kashmir on Friday.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the 25-year-old, Tanveer Ahmad Wani, was martyred and many others were wounded when Indian Army fired upon the protesters in Beerwah area of the district.

Meanwhile, Indian police arrested the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, along with several party leaders and activists at Dalgate in Srinagar when he was leading a march towards the UN office at Sonawar where a sit-in protest was to be held.

Call for the sit-in was given by the joint resistance leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik to urge the UN to ask India to stop the massacre of people in Kashmir and to remind the World Body to fulfill its commitments made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Also, the puppet authorities once again sealed Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, and did not allow Juma prayers at the mosque.

This was the fifth consecutive Friday when weekly prayers were not allowed in the historic mosque.