A student was killed and 10 other civilians were injured Tuesday in a clash between a stone-pelting mob and security forces in Kashmir’s Shopian district during a cordon-and-search operation, police said.
Tuesday evening, the security forces launched the cordon-and-search operation in Ganowpora area of Shopian following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
However, the local residents pelted stones at the security forces who fired tear smoke shells to chase them away, the official said.
Later, the stone-pelting intensified and the security forces had to open fire to disperse them, the official said. In the clash, a student identified as Adil Farooq died and 10 other civilians were injured, the official said.
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