Four youth receive pellet injuries in forces’ action in Kulgam

Srinagar: Four youths were injured when government forces burst teargas shells and pellets on protesting youth in Kujjar village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, on Monday.

Official source said that people, mostly youth, hit the streets at village Kujjar in Kulgam and tried to disrupt the polling. However, forces and state police personnel deployed in strength in the area immediately swung into action and resorted to lathicharge followed by bursting of teargas shells.

However, when the demonstrators, who were pelting stones refused to disperse, forces fired pellets, they said, adding four youths received pellet injuries.