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Shutdown in Beerwah on 1st death anniversary of a local youth

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 7/22/2018 11:15:57 AM

SRINAGAR, Jul 21: A shutdown was today observed in Beerwah on the first death anniversary of a local youth who was killed by army on this day last year.
Last year, army soldiers from 53 Rashtriya Rifles allegedly opened fire to disperse protesters in Beerwah that resulted in the death of a local youth Tanvir Ahmed Pala resident of Arwah village of the Budgam district.
Reports said shops and other business establishments remained shut while skeletal movement of transport was observed on roads.
Meanwhile, legislator Er Rasheed visited Beerwah along with dozens of his colleagues and offered fateh at the martyrs’ graveyard and addressed a condolence meet at Tanvir’s residence, which was attended by a large number of people.
Talking to media persons on the occasion Er Rasheed said, “Despite state police confessing that Tanvir’s killing was avoidable and unwanted it is shameful that no action has been taken against the killers. There can be nothing horrible than the fact that state government has not paid even petty ex-gratia to the ill-fated family.