Boy Allegedly Beaten By Army Critical

Srinagar: A large number of people took to the streets on Sunday against the alleged detention and thrashing of two boys by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district. The protesters alleged that during demonstrations that erupted in the aftermath of militant commander Zakir Musa’s killing, the Army detained some youths belonging to Dharmuna village at an Army camp. Family members of one of the two boys handed over to them on Friday alleged that both had been ruthlessly beaten by the soldiers. One of the injured boys, Fazil Fayaz Malik, 14, of Soibug village was referred to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and was operated for a head injury. (IANS)

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