Turkish Media reporting on Indian Civilian Killing
Indian army kills 3 civilians in southern Kashmir
16-year-old girl Andleeb Jan among those killed; All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman slams killings
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By Zahid Rafiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir
Indian army opened fire on protesters, killing three, including a teenaged girl and wounding at least five others in Kulgam district in southern Kashmir on Saturday, according to police.
The slain civilians were identified as 16-year-old girl Andleeb Jan, Irshad Ahmad, 20, and Shabir Ahmad, 22.
The dead and wounded were rushed to the nearby Primary Health Centre in Frisal, Dr. Aijaz Ahmad, a senior doctor at the health center, said.
In a statement, police said: “An army patrol in District Kulgam while moving through Hawoora Mishipora area this afternoon was pelted [with stones] by miscreants. Consequently army tried to disperse the miscreants and in the process five individuals sustained injuries. Three persons succumbed to the injuries, including a girl.”
Soon after the killings, Internet service was suspended in four southern districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama.
All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq slammed the killings.
In a post on his official Twitter account, Farooq tweeted: “Firing bullets, killing young boys & girls reflects the #GreenSignal given to #IndianArmedForces to wipe off Kashmiri’s with absolute impunity to hold on to their territory. What bravery to massacre those that disagree with you! #Kashmiris refuse to cow down before the Indian might”.
Meanwhile, the region’s pro-independence political and religious groups announced a shutdown call to protests against the arrest of their leaders by Indian authorities.
On Friday, Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi was arrested by India’s National Investigative Agency.
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