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A Kashmiri youth who was injured during protests last month died at a Srinagar hospital in the early hours of Wednesday, prompting authorities to reimpose restrictions in parts of the city, officials said.
Asrar Ahmed Khan was part of a mob holding protests in Soura on August 6, a day after the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and announced its bifurcation into two union territories reported PTI.
Lt General KJS Dhillon while briefing media said , Asrar Ahmad Khan who was hit by a stone on August 6&was admitted in Soura has lost his life today. This makes it the 5th civilian death in last 30 days & these deaths have happened because of terrorists, stone pelters & puppets of Pakistan.
Restrictions were reimposed Downtown Srinagar and parts of the Civil Lines area as a precautionary measure.
Khan, who was admitted to the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Soura, died shortly after midnight on Wednesday, officials said.
“He did not have any bullet injuries,” a top police official said.
