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Police fire on Kashmir protesters | Police fire on Kashmir protesters |
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Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have fired on thousands of protesters demonstrating against the alleged rape and murder of two young women. | Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have fired on thousands of protesters demonstrating against the alleged rape and murder of two young women. |
Tear gas and live rounds were used to break up the march in Shopian town. | Tear gas and live rounds were used to break up the march in Shopian town. |
Protesters accuse Indian paramilitary forces of raping and killing the women. On Sunday police said forensic tests showed the women had been raped. | Protesters accuse Indian paramilitary forces of raping and killing the women. On Sunday police said forensic tests showed the women had been raped. |
Protests over the deaths have raged in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley since the bodies were found on 30 May. | Protests over the deaths have raged in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley since the bodies were found on 30 May. |
One protester died during clashes last week with police, after being hit on the head by a tear gas shell. | |
More than 140 others have so far been wounded, about 40 of them during clashes on Monday. | |
At least four people were taken to hospital with bullet wounds after the clashes in Shopian on Monday, the BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says. | |
'Case of rape' | 'Case of rape' |
Our correspondent says police have imposed curfew-like restrictions in the city and some other towns in the valley to prevent marchers reaching Shopian. | |
Police and protesters clashed in Srinagar on Sunday | |
Shops are closed and schools, colleges and many government offices are shut across the valley. | |
The strike has been called by senior separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani. | The strike has been called by senior separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani. |
Mr Geelani, who had called on people to march to Shopian on Monday, was arrested on Saturday night. | Mr Geelani, who had called on people to march to Shopian on Monday, was arrested on Saturday night. |
The bodies of the two young women were found in a canal in the town of Shopian on 30 May. They had gone missing the previous evening. | The bodies of the two young women were found in a canal in the town of Shopian on 30 May. They had gone missing the previous evening. |
The cause of their deaths is still being investigated, but police say a post-mortem examination shows they were raped. | The cause of their deaths is still being investigated, but police say a post-mortem examination shows they were raped. |
"The forensic lab report indicates that an offence has taken place," inspector general of police B Srinivas told the BBC. | "The forensic lab report indicates that an offence has taken place," inspector general of police B Srinivas told the BBC. |
"We have registered a case of rape and taken up investigation." | "We have registered a case of rape and taken up investigation." |
The state government announced an inquiry into the allegations last Monday, insisting that the "initial findings do not suggest either rape or murder". | The state government announced an inquiry into the allegations last Monday, insisting that the "initial findings do not suggest either rape or murder". |