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Srinagar, 19 July, 2014: A teenager Suhail Ahmed Lone, 15 year old 9th class student of Government High School Havoora was killed when Indian paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force opened fire on protesters at Mir Bazar Khudwani in Kulgam. People saw Suhail lying in a pool of blood near a shop where he was sitting when CRPF fired directly at him,” an eyewitness said, and added that ‘it was a case of target killing’.  Witnesses said Suhail was not a part of protest and he was sitting near a shop watching clashes between government forces and youth. 
The minor was killed  of bullet injuries after forces opened fire on protesters at Khudwani area of Kulgam in south Kashmir on Saturday. The police said the Indian security forces fired teargas shells and then opened fire to disperse the protesters, injuring three of them critically. The youth has been identified as Suhail Ahmad Lone (15), son of Ghulam Qadir Lone of Havora, Mishpora Khudwani in Kulgam.
Sources said that the forces fired teargas shells and few bullet shots to disperse the protesters resulting in injuries to at least three persons including Suhail.
He was immediately rushed to Janglat Mandi hospital Islamabad where he succumbed to his injuries. 
Eye witnesses told media men that  15 year old Suhail Ahmad was killed after hundreds of people protested Saturday against the forces for injuring three youth on Friday during protests. The protests were continue till last reports came in.
A youth was Saturday killed and several others injured when government forces used live ammunition to quell a demonstration in Khudwani area of Qaimoh in south Kashmir.  Teenager, Suhail Ahmad Lone died on way to the district hospital, Kashmir daily news papers reproted. 
 A teenager was killed when security forces fired on protesters Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said. The teenager identified as Suhail Ahmad Lone, 15, was killed during violent protests in Qaimoh town. "He was immediately shifted to hospital in Anantnag town where doctors declared him dead," a senior police officer said, reports Indian daily www.newindianexpress.com
.A teenager was killed when government forces opened fire on a group of anti-Israel protesters in Kulgam district this afternoon,  an official said here. The incident took place when protest over the injury of a youth Amir Ahmad Parray in Indian paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force firing in Mir Bazar area of the district on Friday snowballed on Saturday.  Parray, 19, a resident of Gufbal village of Qaimoh received a bullet injury on Friday during anti-Israel protest in Qaimou. He was admitted in Soura Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar and according to doctors he had received a bullet on the right side of his chest. 
Scores of people mostly youth staged a protest against government forces on Saturday and they were demanding stern action against the erring paramilitary troopers. 
Eyewitnesses said the street protests continued for hours at Khudwani and Qaimou on Saturday. 
“At around 3 pm on Saturday, July 19, CRPF personnel suddenly fired few bullets that created panic in the area,” witnesses said. They said CRPF men from 18 Battalion fired a direct shot at Suhail Ahmed Lone, 15, resident of Misho Hawora, reports daily KDNN in Srinagar.
 Moments later people saw Suhail lying in a pool of blood near a shop where he was sitting when CRPF fired directly at him,” an eyewitness said, and added that ‘it was a case of target killing’. 
Witnesses said Suhail was not a part of protest and he was sitting near a shop watching clashes between government forces and youth. He was immediately taken to district hospital in neighboring Isalambad (Anantnag) where doctors declared him brought dead.
Suhail was the youngest son of Ghulam Qadir Lone who is a labourer. His family said the elder brother of deceased has already lost an arm in an accident while his another brother is mentally unsound. Suhail was a 9th class student at Government High School Havoora.
 Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Abdul Gani Mir said the incident was unfortunate. “We have taken a serious note of it and have taken up the investigation to ascertain the facts,” he said.
 Thousands of people participated in the funeral procession of Suhail. Funeral prayers in his favour were offered at Qaimou and at his native village Misho Wavora. People while participating in the Nimaz-i-Jinazah of Suhail chanted pro-freedom and anti-India slogans. The youth was finally laid to rest amid sobs and tear, witnesses added.
A police official said restrictions have been imposed in  the district including Khudwani and Qaimoh.  
High tension gripped the south Kashmir area after news about the boy's death spread in the area.  Police have registered an  FIR in the Incident and matter is being probed, an official said.
The police said a probe has been ordered.  "An unfortunate incident of firing has taken place in Khudwani Kulgam in which one boy namely Suhail Ahmad, son of Gulam Qadir lone of Mishipora Howoora Kulgam lost his life. The circumstances leading to the incident of firing are being inquired into,'' said a Srinagar-based police spokesman.
Clashes intensify after teanager's killing in Kashmir
Saturday, 19 July 2014 . Srinagar: Clashes after the killing of a teenager in Kulgam district, about have intensified as protesters have defied restrictions, witnesses and sources said.
 A youth was killed when government forces opened fire on a group of protesters this afternoon, the official said here.   Official sources said that the government forces fired teargas shells and opened shots to disperse the protesters resulting in injuries to at least three persons. However, the sources said that one among the three youths Suhail Ahmad Lone, 15, sustained serious bullet injuries and succumbed.
The residents in the village are on roads and are clashing with government forces and the shopkeepers have downed their shutters in the district. Sources in the administration said the road connecting Kulgam with other district has been completely seized. Residents of the village are demanding arrest of forces who fired at protesters, witnesses said.  
15 years old Suhail laid to rest,Tearful farewell to  Teenager in Kulgam Kashmir
Saturday, July 19th, 2014 SRINAGAR : The victim boy Suhail Ahmad Lone was laid to rest amidst strong protests in Hawoora in Kulgam district . Suhail got killed by the hands of Indian paramilitary Central Reserce Police Force (CRPF) at Qaimoh, Khudwani area Saturday afternoon. 
Thousands of people attended Suhail Ahmad s’ funeral procession (Nimaz-i-Jinazah) chanted pro-freedom and anti-India slogans. The youth was finally laid to rest amid sobs and tear. . People of the area were protesting  against highhandedness of  the men in uniform after Friday’s protests.
Pertinently a youth was injured on Friday in post Friday clashes between cops and youth. The youth identified as Aamir Ahmad was injured in forces’ firing and is being treated upon in a government hospital. 
The locals from Qaimoh and Khudwani areas said that after the Friday protests in the area police and forces went berserk and beat even women folk. 
“People were today protesting against the highhandedness of police and forces when and cops used scores of tear gas shells to disperse resulting in heavy clashes,” they said adding the forces also opened fire and killed Suhail. 
Amid protests and clashes, the teenager killed during protests in Khudwani area Kulgam district was laid to rest Saturday evening at his anc stral graveyard. sahrja.com