Kashmiri women mourn for the deaths of three civilians including a teenage girl during a joint funeral procession in Hawoorah village, some 65 km south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 7, 2018. A teenage girl and two youth were killed and several others wounded on Saturday after the Indian troops fired upon protesters in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A teenage girl and two youth were killed and several others wounded on Saturday after the Indian troops fired upon protesters in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The contingent of Indian army fired upon civilian protesters at Hawura-Redwani area of Kulgam district, about 57 km south of Srinagar city, the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Today three civilians -- Shakir Ahmad Khanday, Irshad Majeed and Andleeb Jan were brought dead at the hospital. While Khanday and Majeed are aged 22 and 20 years old respectively, Jan is 16 years old," a health official posted at a primary health centre, Frisal told Xinhua.
"They have apparently died after being hit by firearms. Besides several other people were brought here in wounded condition and they have been provided first-aid before being referred to other hospitals for advanced treatment."
Police officials said troopers opened fire after they came under stone-pelting in the Redwani area.
Anti-India sentiment runs deep in the psyche of the majority of Kashmiris. Irate residents often took to roads and clash with police. The youth throw stones and brickbats on contingents of police and paramilitary, who respond by firing tear smoke shells, pellets and bullets, which often proves fatal.
