The accused are Sandoor Singh, Danish alias Pamma, Harish Singh, Balbahadur Singh and Varinder Singh alias Kaka.
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Meanwhile, Hurriyat (G) and JKLF have called for a complete shutdown against the killing of Zahid on Monday.
Irate protesters threw stones at the police, who replied with tear gas and rained lathis on the protestors to drive them away at a village in Anantnag district, which is the deceased’s native place. Clashes broke out between police and the protesters.
Attacking the state and the Cemtral governments, he said they can not wash their hands off the issue.
“The Hon PM passed the buck on to @yadavakhilesh & the UP Govt for #Dadri”.
“Another needless death in the name of #BeefBan for which the BJP & its affiliates including allies are directly responsible”, Omar tweeted.
According to hospital Sources, Zahid breathed his last today morning and soon after the news was received in his home town, thousands of people took to streets and staged massive protests demanding severe punishment to the attackers, six of whom were claimed to have been arrested by police while few others are still absconding.
Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said the government was to blame for Bhat’s death as it failed to provide security to the truckers.
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“I have no words to condemn the dastardly act which consumed the life of a poor and innocent young boy for no fault of his”, Sayeed said in his condolence message after Zahid succumbed to injuries sustained in the petrol bomb attack nine days ago. He, along with the truck driver Showkat Ahmed, suffered burn injuries whereas the cleaner, Riyaz was successful to escape. The attack was carried out in Jammu’s Udhampur after rumours that three cows were killed in the area.
