A youth injured in firing by the security forces on Thursday in Srinagar succumbed on Friday, officials said.
Police said the youth, Naseer Ahmad of Ashtengo village in Bandipora district, was injured in firing by the troopers of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Thursday in Rangreth area in the outskirts of Srinagar, when a stone pelting mob clashed with the security forces.
"He was shifted to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) where he succumbed during the night," a police source said.
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