The death of an eight-year-old boy, who was injured in firing by security forces in south Kashmir's Harnag village on Saturday, triggered anti-India demonstrations across the Valley again on Thursday. The latest incident takes the civilian toll since June 11 to 59.
A senior police officer said eight-year old Milad Ahmad Dar, who was hit by a stray bullet during protests, succumbed to his injuries in the Soura medical institute today morning.
Attending doctors said Milad had been put on life support system after a brain surgery, but he could not be revived despite best efforts.
His body was handed over to his relatives by the authorities and later buried in a local graveyard in the village. Thousands of people joined the funeral of Milad, shouting anti-India and pro-freedom slogans.
Hundreds of people staged a protest demonstration in Soura locality of Srinagar today afternoon.
The protestors, including women and children, were protesting the alleged CRPF atrocities in the