ISLAMABAD: Four more Kashmiri youth were martyred by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir, taking the death toll in Kashmir to at least 12 over the past two days.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Kashmiri youth were killed during a violent military operation in Keran area of Kupwara district.
Over 100 people were injured and eight young boys killed when the Indian forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting against holding sham Indian parliamentary elections in Badgam, Srinagar.districts on Sunday.
Internet services will continue being suspended in the entire Kashmir valley till April 12, officials reported.
Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yaseen Malik of joint resistance leadership have called for a boycott of all the by-polls and a complete shutdown in the region over the weekend. This resulted in heightened security and low turnout of the voters.
Indian forces used tear gas to counter stone pelting protestors in Budgam district but then opened fire on Kashmiris, a senior police official informed.
To fill the vacant seat in the Lok Sabha, India’s lower house of Parliament, the by-elections was being held. A second by-poll in the state for a separate Lok Sabha seat is set to take place on April 12 in Anantnag. The results of both polls are set to be announced on April 15.
