Budgam youth killed in CRPF firing on Sgr-Gulmarg highway

Srinagar: A 25-year-old youth was killed at Kawoosa, Narbal on Srinagar-Gulmarg road Tuesday in CRPF firing. The incident triggered massive clashes in Narbal and Beerwah area of Budgam, the native village of slain.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, police said that at 10:20 am, during a joint Naka at Khalisa Kawoosa, Narbal in the jurisdiction of police station Magam, a wagon-R vehicle bearing number JK02AK-6702 was signaled to stop. “However, the vehicle ignored to stop and fled away from no Naka points in suspicious condition,” the statement said. It said that the Naka opened fire at the vehicle to thwart the attempt.
“The driver of the vehicle got injured in the incident and has been identified as Mehrajuding Peer son of Ghulam Nabi Peer of Makhama, Beerwah Budgam,” the statement said.
It said that the injured was shifted to hospital for treatment, but he succumbed. “Police has registered a case and investigations taken up,” the police statement said.
Taking note of the incident, Deputy Commissioner Budgam Tariq Ahmed Ganai said that police have registered a case and he has ordered a probe into the incident.
Family members of slain youth alleged that their son was dragged out of the vehicle and then shot at. “He had no fault and was dragged out of his vehicle and then killed,” alleged the father of the slain youth Ghulam Nabi Shah, while talking to reporters at Beerwah.
Meanwhile, clashes rocked Narbal and also Makhama area of Beerwah against the killing of the youth. Witnesses said security forces fired teargas and pellets to disperse the protestors. At least six protestors sustained injuries two of them pellets in their eyes including girl protestor.
“Two persons with pellet injuries in their eyes were admitted at SMHS hospital,” Medical Superintendent of SMHS Dr Nazir Choudhary said.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people participated in the funeral of slain youth at Makhama amid slogans demanding punishment to guilty. Meanwhile, authorities snapped internet snapped in Budgam district as a precautionary measure