A CRPF vehicle ran over three people while trying to escape a protesting mob in Srinagar’s Nowhatta region. Twenty-one-year-old Kaiser Amin Bhatt succumbed to his injuries after being run over by CRPF’s jeep. He was admitted to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences(SKIMS). Doctors at SKIMS said the youth died of ‘lung contusion’ on Friday evening.
An FIR has been registered against the CRPF driver under sections 279 and 337 of the RPC for rash driving. Police have also lodged a case against the stone pelters for rioting.
Fresh clashes broke out between the protesters and security forces after hundreds of people attended Kaiser Bhat's last rites. As his funeral procession was on way to Eidgah, security forces tried to stop it at Fatehkadal, leading to clashes, a police official told PTI. Few of the protesters have received minor injuries ,the official added
The Huriyat leaders called for a region-wide strike to protest against the recent civilian killings in Kashmir. Most shops remained closed through the day in Srinagar.
To prevent the violence from spreading, the authorities have suspended mobile internet services in Srinagar. Restrictions under section 144 of the CrPC were also imposed. Separatist leaders Yasin Malik and Syed Ali Geelani have also been kept under detention.