Kashmir ‘mob drowns policeman’

Clashes after the death of a popular militant commander have left many dead and injured.
Clashes after the death of a popular militant commander have left many dead and injured.
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BBC Online :
There are fears of more violence in Indian-administered Kashmir, after a policeman drowned when his car was pushed into a river, police say.
However some accounts have said the car was not pushed into the river, but fell in after the driver lost control in an attempt to avoid stone-pelting mobs.
At least 30 people have died and many have been injured in clashes over the death of a popular separatist rebel.
Burhan Wani, 22, died in a gunfight with the Indian army on Friday.
The violence that has erupted after his death is the worst seen for years in the restive region, claimed in its entirety by both India and Pakistan.
Kashmir has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years, sparking wars between the countries.

Within the disputed Muslim-majority territory, some militant groups have taken up arms to fight for independence or a merger with Pakistan.
The last bout of serious violence in the region was in the summer of 2010, when more than 100 people died in anti-India protests, which broke out after police shot dead a teenager.
Who was Burhan Wani? By Shujaat Bukhari
Burhan Wani is largely credited with reviving the image of militancy in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Born to a highly educated upper-class Kashmiri family, Wani is believed to have been driven to militancy at the age of 15, when – alongside his brother – he was beaten up by police “for no reason”.
Wani was extremely active on social media and, unlike militants in the past, did not hide his identity.
His video messages, which would often go viral in Kashmir, were on the topics of Indian injustice, and the need for youth to stand up to oppression.
Indian officials have said that he was instrumental in persuading local boys to take up arms, which also increased local support towards them.
Curfew under strain
In the latest incident on Sunday, the culmination of a weekend of violence, a crowd in the Jhelum area pelted a police officer’s car with stones and pushed it into a river where he drowned while inside the vehicle, police said.

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