SRINAGAR – In Occupied Kashmir, Indian police killed a youth during custodyin Tral area of Pulwama district on Monday.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the detainee, Mushtaq Ahmad Chopan, waskilled in a fabricated grenade blast inside Tral police station. The policeblasted the grenade in a bid to portray it as an attack on police station.

However, locals refuted the police claim and insisted that Mushtaq AhmadChopan was killed in custody and the grenade blast was just a drama.

The victim was arrested along with two other youth on 9th January in Soporeand was lodged in Tral police station.

The killing led to massive clashes in Tral, the hometown of victim MushtaqAhmad Chopan. Youth came out of their houses and pelted stones on forces assoon as the news of Chopan’s killing reached the town.

Police resorted to aerial firing and teargas shelling to disperse theyouth. Later, complete shutdown was observed in Tral against the killing.

Meanwhile, several people were injured during clashes with Indian forces inHajin area of Bandipora district. The clashes broke out after a joint teamof Indian army’s 13 Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force andpolice cordoned off the area early morning.

The troops resorted to massive firing for almost half-an-hour. However,they were forced to call off the cordon following stiff resistance by thelocals.