Tag: Kupwara

Srinagar : North Kashmir's Kupwara town shut in protest on Friday after the body of a brutally murdered minor boy was found on Thursday. Authorities closed educational institutions in the town and suspended mobile Internet services as a precautionary measure after a complete shutdown. The victim, 10-year-old Umar Farooq, belonged to Gulgam village. Scores of protesters hit the road at night after hearing about the boy's murder. The police found the boy's body in an apple orchard in a semi-burnt condition with an arm brutally chopped. An angry mob thrashed a policeman posted in...