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Two killed in firing

Srinagar: Two persons were killed in firing by security personnel on violent protesters led by separatists against the Prime Minister’s visit.

Violent protests erupted in parts of the city and Baramulla district town shortly after Friday prayers when hundreds of people took to the streets in the Valley.

Mehraj-ud-din Sheikh alias “Babloo” and Shafat Ahmad Dar were killed when security forces opened fire after teargas shelling and lathicharge proved ineffective to disperse stone-pelting mobs at Nowhatta and adjoining localities in the vicinity of Jamia Masjid in interior city, official sources said.

While Sheikh died in hospital, Dar fell to the bullets in the evening while taking part in a protest by a large number of people to mourn the death of Sheikh, the sources said.

Five persons were injured in the firing, the sources said. The condition of two of them is stated to be serious.

Earlier, the daylong clashes between police and the protesters in the sensitive area left 55 persons, including 25 security personnel, injured, the sources said. — PTI

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