Army admits Kashmir teacher killed by soldiers
August 20, 2016  09:58
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Amid protests in Kashmir, the army admitted today that a 32-year-old school teacher was beaten to death by its soldiers during overnight raids at a village and called it "absolutely unjustified and unacceptable".

Shabir Ahmad Mangoo, who taught at a government school, was killed when he and several others were thrashed on Wednesday night at Khrew, 40 km from Srinagar.

His family alleges that the army searched house to house for protesters and beat Shabir mercilessly. The death has led to fresh protests in Kashmir, which has seen clashes in the aftermath of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani on July 8. 

"These raids are not sanctioned at any level. Let me tell you what happened when one person was killed in the beating by army persons. It's unjustified. Nobody can support this. And there's absolutely no sanction for these actions," Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda said. 
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