Kashmir unrest: Months after Ayub Pandith's lynching, tensions resurface at Jamia Masjid
Kashmir unrest: Months after Ayub Pandith's lynching, tensions resurface at Jamia Masjid
FP Staff
• August 18, 2017, 22:10:36 IST
Several masked Kashmiri Muslim protesters on Friday shouted anti-India slogans at the entrance of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar
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Several masked Kashmiri Muslim protesters on Friday shouted anti-India slogans at the entrance of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. AP
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The clash between the protesters and armed forces in Nowhatta area of Downtown Srinagar took place after the weekly congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid. AP
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On 22 June, Ayub Pandith, a deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police was lynched to death by a violent mob when people were observing Shab-e-Qadr outside the Jamia Masjid. AP
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A masked Kashmiri protester jumps in the air to avoid glass marbles and stones thrown by the army on him during the protest. AP
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Nowhatta near the mosque is the epicenter of anti-India protests; in a similar incident, a shopkeeper was also beaten to death for defying a shutdown. PTI
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