CISF fires at crowd protesting power outage, 1 killed, 2 wounded

Srinagar: One person was killed and two injured today when Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel opened fire to quell a mob protesting against power shortage in Boniyar area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “One person has been killed in the firing and two others are injured,” police said.[caption id=“attachment_170169” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“A marching CISF contigent. Image courtesy PIB”]  [/caption] Official sources said a group of around 500 persons staged protests outside the NHPC-run Uri power project at Boniyar, 90 kms from here, against electricity crisis in the area this morning. As the protestors marched towards the main gate of the power project, the CISF personnel guarding the complex allegedly opened fire, the sources said. Altaf Ahmad Sood (25) died on the spot, while 70-year-old Abdul Majid Khan and 25-year-old Parvaiz Ahmad Khan sustained injuries, they said. The sources said the firing incident led to tension in the area as the residents have gathered outside the power project demanding arrest of the CISF personnel responsible for the death. PTI