Another civilian was killed in clashes with the government forces near the site of a gunfight in Kharpora Sirnoo area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday.
Reports said that Abid Hussain Lone of Kareemabad was injured after forces used live ammunition, pellets and tear gas to chase away protesters near the gunfight site that left three militants dead.
He was shifted to district hospital Pulwama where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Earlier, another civilian, identified as Amir Ahmad Palla, a resident of Ashminder village of Pulwama, was killed in the forces’ action.
