Police in India-administered Kashmir detain family members protesting for the right to take home the bodies of two men slain in a controversial gunfight
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have detained over a dozen relatives of two civilians killed in a controversial gunfight, hours after they staged a protest in the disputed region’s main city. Police officials wearing flak jackets and carrying assault rifles swooped on a protest site in Srinagar minutes after lights were turned off in the locality.
In dramatic video clips that circulated on social media, one family member grabbed the barrel of a rifle from a police official and pulled it to his chest while shouting: “Shoot me, terrorists.”The family members of the two civilians, identified as trader Mohammad Altaf Bhat and Mudassir Ahmed, a dental surgeon and real estate dealer, assembled in an area of Srinagar where several media offices are located and demanded the return of the bodies.
The protest continued into Wednesday night and the victims' relatives held a candlelight vigil despite the severe cold.Police said the civilians died in the crossfire between government troops and the rebels.
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