Violence erupted in south Kashmir's Anantnag town after an army truck crushed a youth on Saturday afternoon.
Angry mobs took to the streets after a passing army truck ran over a youth identified as Mohammad Yasir Wani, 24, in the Anchidoora area of Anantnag town.
The mobs roughed up the truck driver and a soldier and torched the vehicle.
A senior police officer said the incident triggered instant violence, as mobs started to pelt stones, prompting security forces
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