Srinagar, April 30: A youth was killed and five persons including a woman were injured in Nawakadal area of Old city here in Srinagar Wednesday evening.
Official sources told  that paramilitary CRPF opened fire on a group of protesters at Nawakadal following injury to one of its personnel in Stone pelting.
They said a group of protesters had assembled at Nawa Kadal and were protesting against ongoing elections in the state.
The protesters pelted stones wounding a paramilitary personnel identified as Sandeep Kumar of 13 Bn. Subsequently, the forces opened fire besides resorting to pellet firing resulting in injuries to eleven persons. Among them three seriously wounded persons have been identified as Bashir Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Gratbal , Nazir Ahmad Kaloo and Haleema Bano wife of Reyaz Ahmad Sheikhsaz of Gretbal Nawakadal.
Sources told GNS that the names of six other persons having pellet gun injuries whose identity could not be immediately known are undergoing treatment in SMHS hospital.
While Bashir Ahmad was hit by a bullet in abdomen and Haleema was hit with pellet on head, sources said, adding that the injured Bashir later succumbed to injuries at SKIMS Soura.
Medical Superintendent, SKIMS Farooq Ahmad Jan told GNS that a youth was brought dead to the hospital. He had received bullet in abdomen.
At least five more persons including two policemen were injured in the clashes that erupted in other localities of down town Srinagar after the news of youth’s killing spread.
In the evening after the polling was over a party of security forces came under severe attack by some miscreants in Nawakadal area jurisdiction of police station Safakadal Srinagar. The miscreants snatched the weapon of a security force personnel. In the ensuing scuffle two persons identified as Bashir Ahmed Bhat son of Ghulam Hassan Bhat resident of Gratbal Nawakadal and Nazir Ahmed Kaloo resident of Nawakadal got injured. Bashir Ahmed later on succumbed to his injuries. While Nazir Ahmed Kaloo has got injured in arm and is out of danger.
Meanwhile, Chairmen of both the factions of Hurriyat conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani have called for valley-wide shut down on May 01 (Thursday) against killing of youth in old city.
