10 August, 2013
Bashir Ahmad was burned to death by a mob of BJP-RSS-VDC extremists.
One Muslim was burned to death and one Hindu died of gunshot wounds in Friday’s clashes, a police officer told AP.
KISHTWAR: Fresh clashes erupted on Saturday between groups of Hindus and Muslims in Kishtwar area of Jammu and Kashmir state, wounding three people, police said.
The rival groups also burned some homes in Paddar, a village about 50 kilometers (40 miles) north of the town of Kishtwar, where clashes between Muslims and Hindus during Muslim holiday celebrations Friday killed at least two people and injured over 24.
Three people who sustained gunshot wounds were evacuated by helicopter to a nearby hospital, the officer said.
In Kishtwar town, government forces fired warning shots to enforce a strict curfew and to push angry people back into their homes following Friday’s deadly clashes.
Director-general of police Ashok Prasad said the situation was tense Saturday, although no new violence was reported in Kishtwar.
Troops in armored vehicles drove through the streets of Kishtwar, where the rival groups had attacked each other Friday with firearms, stones and sticks.
Scores of shops, vehicles, two hotels and one gas station were set on fire by the mobs on Friday, police said. The rioters also looted guns from a private arms shop in the area.
One Muslim was burned to death and one Hindu died of gunshot wounds in Friday’s clashes, a police officer told AP.
Fresh Clashes Erupt in Kishtwar, Three Wounded - Free Press Kashmir
The dead were identified as Arvind Kumar & Bashir Ahmad (in pic)
The injured have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Khanday, Muhammad Imtiyaz Bhat and Altaf Hussain Khanday.
Attacks on Muslims by BJP-RSS-VDC goons also reported from Rajouri & New Plot Janipur Jammu ..
Bashir Ahmad was burned to death by a mob of BJP-RSS-VDC extremists.
One Muslim was burned to death and one Hindu died of gunshot wounds in Friday’s clashes, a police officer told AP.
KISHTWAR: Fresh clashes erupted on Saturday between groups of Hindus and Muslims in Kishtwar area of Jammu and Kashmir state, wounding three people, police said.
The rival groups also burned some homes in Paddar, a village about 50 kilometers (40 miles) north of the town of Kishtwar, where clashes between Muslims and Hindus during Muslim holiday celebrations Friday killed at least two people and injured over 24.
Three people who sustained gunshot wounds were evacuated by helicopter to a nearby hospital, the officer said.
In Kishtwar town, government forces fired warning shots to enforce a strict curfew and to push angry people back into their homes following Friday’s deadly clashes.
Director-general of police Ashok Prasad said the situation was tense Saturday, although no new violence was reported in Kishtwar.
Troops in armored vehicles drove through the streets of Kishtwar, where the rival groups had attacked each other Friday with firearms, stones and sticks.
Scores of shops, vehicles, two hotels and one gas station were set on fire by the mobs on Friday, police said. The rioters also looted guns from a private arms shop in the area.
One Muslim was burned to death and one Hindu died of gunshot wounds in Friday’s clashes, a police officer told AP.
Fresh Clashes Erupt in Kishtwar, Three Wounded - Free Press Kashmir
The dead were identified as Arvind Kumar & Bashir Ahmad (in pic)
The injured have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Khanday, Muhammad Imtiyaz Bhat and Altaf Hussain Khanday.
Attacks on Muslims by BJP-RSS-VDC goons also reported from Rajouri & New Plot Janipur Jammu ..
