Violent protests in Srinagar over missing youth’s death

October 2nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - A 13-year-old boy was killed and eight others, including two policemen, wounded in clashes that erupted in Baramulla in north Kashmir after the Friday prayers. Police said the violence began in Baramulla town, 55 km from capital Srinagar, immediately after the Friday prayers when groups of youths took to the streets shouting anti-India slogans.

July 16th, 2009 Srinagar, July 16 (ANI): People in Srinagar on Thursday took to streets protesting over two Kashmiri youths, who have been missing since July 7 from New Delhi. According to locals, two Kashmiri students Zahoor Ahmad and Showkat Ahmad Malik have been missing from New Delhi since July 7 and July 9 respectively.

July 8th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Violent protests brought normal life to a complete standstill in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Wednesday after the body of a youth who was missing for the past five days was found in an old city area. At least 20 people were injured in the fresh violence, which follows the violent stirs over the mysterious rape and murder of two women in a south Kashmir village in May and killing of four protesters in alleged police firing in north Kashmir's Baramulla and Sopore towns last month.

July 8th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Violent protests brought normal life to a complete standstill in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Wednesday after a missing youth was found murdered in an old city area triggering a fresh wave of violence in an already vitiated atmosphere. At least 20 people were injured in the fresh violence, which follows the violent stirs over the mysterious rape and murder of two women in a south Kashmir village in May and killing of four protesters in alleged police firing in north Kashmir's Baramulla and Sopore towns last month.

June 30th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Roads in Srinagar wore a deserted look following the strike call given by the hardline faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference Party over the killing of two youths in Baramullah district of the state. "The call has been given by the Hurriyat to protest against killing of the two youths in Baramullah yesterday.

June 7th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Security officials have arrested hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for leading street protests against the alleged rape and death of two women. According to sources, Geelani, along with Ayaj Akbar and Ghulam Nabi Sumji, were arrested late last night.

June 4th, 2009 SRINAGAR - A 25-year-old succumbed to his injuries here Thursday, three days after being hit by a tearsmoke shell, triggering fresh protests in Srinagar amid continuing security restrictions in the old city areas. Nisar Ahmed Bhat had been battling for life in the Soura medical institute here after sustaining a serious head injury Monday evening.

June 4th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Police in Srinagar resorted to tear gas shelling and fired bullets in air to disperse violent mobs protesting against death of a youth. As per reports, the dead, Nisar Ahmed received serious injuries by a tear gas shell explosion two days ago when the security forces were engaged in dealing with a group of protestors who pelted stones at the police in down town Srinagar.

May 30th, 2009 SRINAGAR - At least 50 people, including 10 policemen, were injured in violent protests in Shopian town of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday after the death of two young women under mysterious circumstances. A senior police officer said bodies of Neelofar, 25 and Asiya Jan, 18, were recovered from a field near a stream in village Nagbal near Shopian, 58 km from here, Saturday morning.

May 27th, 2009 SRINAGAR - At least 25 people, including eight troopers, were injured in the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Wednesday in violent protests against the death of a youth, who was hit by a police teargas shell last week. Situation in the old city was volatile as stone pelting groups of youth clashed with police and troopers, a police official said.

May 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 70-year-old man was beaten to death by a group of youths after he objected to their indecent behaviour with a troupe of female dancers at a wedding in an Uttar Pradesh village, the police said Saturday. "Baburam was killed late Friday by seven youths during a wedding function in Jafrabad village of Sitapur district," police inspector Dhirendra Kumar told IANS on phone.

May 19th, 2009 SRINAGAR - A Jammu and Kashmir police officer was suspended Tuesday following widespread protests over his alleged involvement in the custodial death of a man a day earlier. Inspector Khurshid of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police Monday allegedly arrested Manzoor Ahmed Beg, 40, a car dealer from Aloochi Bagh in Srinagar for unknown reasons, residents of the area said.

May 19th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The alleged killing of a civilian in the police custody triggered a massive protest here on Tuesday. According to the local media reports, Manzoor Ahmad Beg, 35, allegedly died during an interrogation by the Special Operations Group on Monday.

February 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Protests erupted in parts of Srinagar Friday despite curfew-like restrictions imposed in the city in the wake of the mysterious death of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik's kin. Authorities had imposed restrictions in Srinagar and south Kashmir's Anantnag town to foil separatist attempts to hold protests after Friday prayers, officials said.

February 24th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Protests erupted here Tuesday following the mysterious death of an autorickshaw driver, who was a cousin of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik. Bashir Ahmad Sheikh's body was found in Bemina locality Tuesday morning.