Kashmir youth protest against human rights violations

SRINAGAR - A day after a 23-year-old man was killed in Kashmir, youths took out a protest march in Srinagar against human rights violations on Tuesday.

According to locals, Fayaz Ahmad Khanday was killed by the police and paramilitary forces on Monday during a protest against the drowning of another youth at Baramulla, about 65 kilometers from Srinagar.

“We are protesting against the human rights violations in the state. Yesterday a youth was killed in Baramulla and we condemn it,” said Suhail Ahmad, a protester.

The authorities imposed curfew in Sopore town and restrictions imposed on the movement of people in the rest of the Kashmir valley. By Fayaz Ahmad (ANI)