{"id":9006,"date":"2019-09-05T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T08:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=9006"},"modified":"2019-09-05T13:14:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T08:14:02","slug":"kashmiri-teenager-dies-of-pellet-tear-gas-shell-wounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/9006","title":{"rendered":"Kashmiri teenager dies of pellet, tear gas shell wounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the body of 16-year-old Asrar Khan reached his home in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, wails of his grieving parents shattered the tense silence of the night.<\/p>\n

Khan, a student of Class 11, was injured in the head by a tear gas shell and pellets on August 6 outside his home\u00a0in the main city of Srinagar’s Ellahi Bagh area, according to his family and medical records.<\/p>\n

He was admitted to the Sher-i-Kashmir-Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) in a critical condition.<\/p>\n

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For nearly a month and against all odds, Asrar battled for his life, supported by a ventilator machine. His family said he was declared dead by the doctors on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

After news of the teenager’s death spread in the region, the Indian authorities tightened ongoing restrictions, fearing protests.<\/p>\n

The Indian authorities denied Asrar Khan died due to pellets or tear gas shell injuries, which are often fired by security forces to contain frequent protests in the disputed region.<\/p>\n

Indian-administered Kashmir has been under an unprecedented security lockdown since August 4, when the government moved thousands of additional troops and detained political leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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