Protests against the killing of a local youth in an alleged fake encounter took a violent turn as protesters torched an official vehicle of the district administration of Kupwara in Kashmir. Shahid Bashir Mir of Daril Tarathpora who according to his family had gone missing was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Hafrada forests. His killing sparked violence in Handwara and surrounding areas, while people staged a massive protest demanding a registration of FIR against the army troops involved in the incident. Protesters according to eyewitnesses torched an official…
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