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Kashmir unrest: Youth succumbs to injuries, death toll rises to 80

News Agencies | Updated on: 10 February 2017, 1:47 IST

A youth injured in clashes last week succumbed to his injuries on 16 September, taking the toll to 80 in the unrest that has gripped the Kashmir Valley since the encounter of militant Burhan Wani.

According to a PTI report, Basit Mukhtar was injured by a tear gas shell in clashes on 5 September in Pulwama.

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Curfew was reimposed in many parts of Kashmir on 16 September, including summer capital Srinagar, due to apprehension of violence after Friday prayers, even as normal life in the Valley remained paralysed.

"Curfew has been imposed in Srinagar city and towns of Baramulla, Pattan, Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama," a police official said.

Meanwhile, the separatists have extended the protest programme till 22 September. They have not announced any relaxation in the strike even in the evening hours.

Shops, business establishments and petrol pumps continued to remain shut while public transport was off the roads. Schools, colleges and other education institutions also remained closed due to the strike called by the separatist to protest the deaths of civilians.

--PTI

First published: 16 September 2016, 4:20 IST