SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, four people were martyred and dozensothers, including a woman, were injured in the brutal actions of Indiantroops in Islamabad district, Friday.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the troops opened fire on a residentialhouse during a cordon and search operation in Srigufwara area of thedistrict, critically injuring the owner of the house, Muhammad YousufRathar, and his wife, Hafeeza Begum. The injured were shifted tosub-district hospital Bijbehara for treatment. However, Rathar was declareddead on arrival while Hafeeza was shifted to Soura Institute of MedicalSciences in Srinagar for specialized treatment.
The troops also killed three youth and destroyed a residential house duringthe operation. Earlier, an Indian policeman was killed and two troops wereinjured in an attack in the same area.
Meanwhile, massive protests erupted in the area against the cordon andsearch operation and subsequent killings. Indian police and troops firedpellets and teargas shells to disperse the protesters, triggering intenseclashes between the demonstrators and the forces’ personnel. Dozens ofpeople have sustained injuries during the clashes, which were going on whenreports last came in.