J&K: Student killed in firing by security forces
A group of protesters were demonstrating against the killing of four civilians in Handwara earlier this week.
A witness said protest started after Friday prayers.
According to reports, security forces opened fire after protesters pelted stoned at an army camp located at Nutnussa in Kupwara district.
The deceased has been identified as Arif Hussain Dar. The class 11 student died in a hospital.
Three others injured are undergoing treatment.
Authorities on Friday imposed prohibitory orders in parts of Srinagar and Kashmir's frontier district Kupwara to maintain law and order following protests called by the separatist groups against the killing of four civilians.
The Kashmir valley remained tense since Tuesday when the army opened fire on a group of stone pelting people, protesting against the alleged attempt to molest a school girl in Handwara town.
The protesters alleged that a solider had tried to molest the girl, which the army later refuted by releasing a video that showed the girl speaking up without dropping any mention about any army man.
Four civilians, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents of firing and police action against protesters, while hundreds of civilians and cops were injured in clashes.
(With inputs by Saleem Iqbal Qadri from J&K)
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