An 18-year-old boy was killed and another person injured today in alleged firing by security forces on a group of stone-pelting youth in Beerwah area of Kashmir's Budgam district, police said
A group of people started pelting stones on vehicles of 53 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army in Beerwah town this afternoon, a police official said.
He said the soldiers allegedly opened fire to chase away the stone-pelters, resulting in injuries to two persons.
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The situation in Beerwah town and adjoining areas is tense following the killing of the teenage boy, he added.
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