Summary Curfew imposed in India-held Kashmir after assassination of the LeT leader by Indian forces
(Web Desk/AFP) - Two people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in the wake of the assassination of a notable leader of the Lashkar-e-Taba (LeT) in the city of Srinagar.
According to the report of AFP, "It was a deliberate and swift operation”, said by an army officer. It was reported that two Indian soldiers were also killed while another was injured in a shootout with Kashmiris in Shopian district.
"Three soldiers were evacuated by air but two of them died before reaching a military hospital," a police officer said.
The situation got worsened after Indian forces killed top commander Abu Dujana, who spearheaded LeT in held Kashmir. His death instigated protests and violent clashes whereby at least two civilians - including a teenage student - were killed.
Reports claim that Akeel Ahmed Bhat, 17, died in hospital on Wednesday, a day after he was hit by government forces during a protest decrying the killing of Abu Dujana.
Kashmir has remained a bone of contention between Pakistan and India since independence. The local government sporadically imposes curfews in Srinagar to thrust the wave of protests through the services of 500,000 soldiers in the territory. Anti-India sentiment runs deep among Kashmiris which is why they support the freedom activists despite decades long Indian rule through forced occupation.
