Pulwama: On the culmination of holy month of Ramazan, army on Friday killed a youth and injured two others after opening fire in Nowpora area of Lassipora in this south Kashmir district.
Locals said after army entered the village and tried to “vandalize” property of local militant—Shaju Tiger. Soon people assembled there and clashed with the army. The army fired few rounds, leading injuries to a youth Viqas Ahmed Rather and a girl Ruqaya Jan daughter of Ghulam Mohammad Magray, both residents of Nowpora. Critical injured Vigas was shifted to Srinagar’s SMHS hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, army in a statement issued here said that army personnel were conducting an Area “Domination Patrol in a MPV.”
“ The road at Naupora was blocked due to 3-4 cars being parked on the wrong side of the road. Army personnel got off their vehicle to request the drivers and owners to move the cars. The house reportedly belonged to Aabid Manzoor Magray. On seeing the Army personnel, a huge crowd gathered at the site and started pelting stones and closing on to the troops endangering the safety of the troops and government property,” army said in a statement issued here. “The troops cautioned the crowd verbally. However, the mob turned violent and tried to overpower the troops. Army personnel resorted to aerial firing, extricated themselves and continued with their patrol.”
