Kashmir families demand answers for 'unaccounted for' deaths

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Rafiq Shagu's wife died shortly after Friday prayers in India's Muslim-majority Kashmir when tear gas smashed through a window in their home and ...

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SRINAGAR, India: Rafiq Shagu's wife died shortly after Friday prayers in India's Muslim-majority Kashmir when tear gas smashed through a window in their home and filled the room.

In an interview with AFP, Shagu recalled the horrific events of the Aug 9 afternoon when he said his wife, Fehmeeda, was teaching her two children at their home in Srinagar, the largest city in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Multiple hospital sources say at least 100 people have been hurt as a result of the violence in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Indian authorities have sought to block any news coming out of Kashmir since imposing the lockdown.

Others were treated at home, fearing that they may be arrested if they visit hospitals, people who had been hit by pellets told AFP.AFP also spoke with relatives of two other people they allege died due to violence from the security forces.His family said Ahmad was near his home when police used live ammunition and tear gas shells and chased protesters towards the river bank where the student drowned.

The father of three daughters was declared dead at the hospital but police forcibly took over his body.

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