Day 6: No major clash reported from the valley in Kashmir, death toll 36

Death toll climbs to 36 after a youth succumbed to his injuries 

Srinagar: No major clash was reported yesterday from anywhere in Kashmir where uneasy calm prevailed with normal life remaining disrupted for the sixth consecutive day.

A man walks past a graffiti glorifying Hizbul commander Burhan Wani. Pic/PTI

Meanwhile, one more injured youth succumbed to injuries at a hospital here, raising to 36 the death toll in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir which was triggered by the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani last Friday. The dead include a policeman. 

“No major clash was reported from anywhere so far though minor stone pelting incidents were reported from different areas,” a police official said, adding that the situation continued to be tense. Police, which is exploring new ways to deal with violent protestors, is planning to use drones equipped with hi-tech cameras for surveillance purposes.

Yatra toll touches 11
A sevadar working at a community kitchen died of a cardiac arrest at Baltal Base camp in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district yesterday, raising the death toll in the ongoing Amarnath yatra to 11. Vinod Kumar Yadav of UP breathed his last at Baltal base camp.

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