SRINAGAR – Yet another Indian Military soldier committed suicide byshooting himself with his service rifle at his camp in Kunzer area ofBaramulla district, today. This incident of suicide raised the number ofsuch deaths among the Indian troops and police personnel in the territoryto 401 since 2007, Radio Pakistan has reported.

Meanwhile In Occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown was observed on the fifthconsecutive day, on Thursday, in Pulwama and Shopian districts against therecent killings by the Indian troops.

All shops, business establishments, government and private offices wereclosed and roads. Train service between Srinagar and Banihal was suspended.

Students of Government Degree College in Sumbal area of Bandipora district,today, held a protest demonstration against the killings. They shoutingpro-freedom and anti-India slogans and also offered funeral prayers inabsentia for the martyrs.

The forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq reacting to the assertions of IndianArmy Chief General Bipin Rawat about Kashmir said he needs to ask hispolitical bosses the basic question why does a regular army need to bestationed in Jammu and Kashmir outside people’s homes in such huge numbers.General Rawat in a media interview in New Delhi had ruled out freedom forthe Kashmiri people.

Noted Indian political analyst O P Shaw talking to a Srinagar-based Englishdaily over phone from New Delhi urged the Indian government to holddialogue with all stakeholders to end bloodshed in Occupied Kashmir.