After the death of 13-year-old boy in Sringar due to the use of tear gas shells and pellet guns by the security forces, the fresh protests erupted in Kashmir’s Srinagar.

The death of 13-year-old, Junaid Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Saidpora locality in Srinagar city has taken the death toll in the region to 91 since the protests started in Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8. Although the reports said that Bhat was 13 years old, his family claimed that he was only 11.

Bhat was admitted to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science Soura (SKIMS) on Friday after he sustained firearm injuries during clashes. A police officer said, “The boy has passed away today morning.”

During the protests the security forces imposed curfew in various parts of the region and for the 13th consecutive Friday, on congressional prayers were allowed inside the historic Jama Masjid in old city’s Nowhatta. Security forces also tried to stop the separatists’ march to the office of United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).

After the Friday prayers, clashes between the protesters and the security forces erupted in Pulwama, Shopian and North Kashmir’s Bandipor districts along with some parts of Srinagar city, reports said.

According to the reports, all educational institutions, public transport and main markets have remained shut in the valley. Train services between the valley and Bannihal town in the Jammu region have also remained suspended during this period.

By Prajakt K