Civilian killed in forces' firing during stone pelting in J&K
A group of youth pelted the security forces' vehicles with stones at Rangreth, a police official said.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2017-06-16 04:25 GMT
Srinagar: A 22-year-old man died as security forces opened fire on a stone pelting mob in Rangreth area on the outskirts of the city, police said on Thursday.
A group of youth pelted the security forces' vehicles with stones at Rangreth, a police official said.
The security personnel opened fire to chase away the protestors in which one person was injured.
Nazir Ahmad was rushed to SKIMS hospital at Soura in a critical condition where he succumbed on the intervening night of June 15 and 16, the official said.