Fresh protests rock Kashmir after 15-year-old boy dies allegedly after pellet gun firing
Reports said Momin Altaf was killed after security forces fired from pellet guns to quell violent crowds.
Security forces, however, claim that they fired pellets from a distance, which should not have caused the boy's death.
A large number of people attended Momin's funeral prayers.
His death takes the toll of civilians to 85 in 70 days.
Reports said the Army have deployed one additional brigade, while more troops are likely to be rushed to south Kashmir, the worst hit region by the protests, continuing since early July.
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