We didn't fire: CRPF
Nishwan Rasool
Srinagar, April 23: A 20-year-old youth was critically injured in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) firing at Nowshahra Soura here on Friday. The youth identified as Manzoor Ahmad son of Habib-ullah Mir of Kagazgari Mohalla was rushed to the nearby SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura.
Eyewitnesses told Kashmir Dispatch Manzoor was injured when troopers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) fired at a group of people without any provocation while they were coming out of a mosque after offering the Friday prayers.
Hundreds of people in the area took to streets shouting pro-freedom slogans. They were demanding immediate action against the troopers involved in the incident. Situation was tense in the area when reports last came in.
When contacted, CRPF spokesperson Prabhakar Tripathi denied any involvement of CRPF troopers in the incident.
"CRPF officials including the DIG visited the spot to investigate into the matter but no incriminating evidence was found," Tripathi told Kashmir Dispatch.
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