While 26-year-old Sayar Ahmad Sheikh was killed after being hit on the head with a tear gas shell fired at demonstrators in Shopian district, Yawar Bhat reportedly died after being injured by pellets fired in Botengoo village of the Anantnag district.
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Srinagar, Sept10:Two men died in separate parts of Kashmir as protesters clashed with security forces on the 64th day of the shutdown, taking the death toll in the region to 77.
At these places, miscreants assembled on the roads after Friday prayers and pelted stones on police and security personnel, it said.
With this, the death toll rose to 78 in the ongoing turmoil that has rocked the Kashmir Valley since the July 8 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
At least 70 civilians have been killed and thousands injured, mostly by government forces firing bullets and shotguns at stone-throwing protesters.
Scores of people were injured in clashes in which several youths were shifted to hospital for advance treatment.
Meanwhile, normal life remained crippled due to restrictions and the shutdown call by separatist groups.
The fresh deployment of soldiers is to resume the counter-terrorism operations, the sources said.
The situation across the Valley continues to be tense, he added.
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The sources said the chief’s visit has been timed with the decision taken by the central government that without getting directly involved in crowd control, the army should help the civil administration re-establish authority in the valley, more so in south Kashmir.
