Paramilitary forces fired at protesters, killing one man and injuring at least six others in renewed violence in Kashmir, police said. Police fired at least 60 rounds of tear gas as they tried to push back angry demonstrators protesting against army soldiers who on Thursday, killed six people in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu-Kashmir state.
Protest turns violent Violence erupted when troops tried to break up the rally.
Protesters began throwing stones at police who retaliated with the tear gas and by firing shots into the air. One of the protesters, Javed Ahmed Nath, died after being hit in the neck by a bullet, police said. Army soldiers killed six people Thursday when they fired at mourners blocking a highway in Kashmir to protest the death of Jaleel Ahmed, a JKLF activist, who died while in police custody this week. Shops, offices and banks closed in Srinagar on Friday in further protest. State officials said that a judge had been appointed to investigate Thursday's killings, and that the soldiers would be punished if found guilty.