ONE person died on Saturday (April 18) in Kashmir following an injury suffered after police opened fire to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators during a daylong protest strike over the arrest of a separatist leader.
The unrest in the Himalayan region is a challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, which this year took control of the state government in alliance with a regional partner, the first time it has been in power in the state.
Police said around 24 people were injured in the clashes, and one of the three people injured after they opened fire died in hospital.
“Unfortunately, the injured later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital,” a police spokesman said.
The strike paralysed life in Kashmir, with shops and businesses shut and public transport at a standstill.
Police fired tear gas and used a baton-charge to scatter hundreds of people who gathered after Friday (April 17) prayers to protest against the arrest of separatist leader Masarat Alam on charges of sedition and waging war again India.
