One dead, 20 injured in clashes after Eid prayers
A youth was killed and 20 others were injured as security forces fired pellets to quell protests that followed Eid prayers in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning.
The youth has been identified as Sheeraz Ahmad. Two injured received eye injuries and have been refereed to Srinagar. The deceased youth has pellet wounds on his neck and throat.
In Pulwama, a crowd protested against the killing of a nine-year-old boy in army firing on Friday, the police said.
Clashes also took place in Srinagar city’s Eidgah area where large crowds of devotees gathered to offer congregational Eid prayers.
-PTC News
