One of the seven civilians killed in forces’ firing on Saturday in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has left behind an Indonesian wife and a three-month-old baby.
Abid Hussain Lone of Karimabad village completed his MBA from Indonesia, and had returned home last year with his wife.
Along with Hussain, six civilians died in the clashes that broke out in Kharpora Sirnoo village after a gunfight between the forces and the militants.
Local reports said that the forces opened fire on protesters near the site of the gunfight that left three militants and a soldier dead.
While seven civilians died, dozens are reported to have sustained injuries.
The killings have triggered students protests in Srinagar and Sopore areas. (With inputs from agencies)
