Indian officials are “sure” Asrar Ahmad Khan died after being hit by a stone but X-ray images and witness accounts beg to differ.
A 17-year-old boy was playing cricket in a Srinagar park when, according to witnesses and his family, a paramilitary convoy made up of eight military vehicles pulled up.“They fired a tear gas canister that hit Asrar’s head” the teenager’s father, Firdous Ahmad Khan told TRT World.
Asrar’s friends and cousins, who were at the park on August 6 evening, described the incident as “unprovoked”. For 29 days, Asrar remained in critical condition at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences , where doctors treated him for injuries caused by the tear gas canister and shotgun pellets. His death certificate, obtained by TRT World, recorded the death as being due to “pellet injury with shell blast injury”.
It’s within that context, that Indian officials have put forward an alternative account of Asrar’s death. ‘Obfuscations’ Despite the huge military and police operation and widespread anti-Indian protests, New Delhi has sought to convey a sense of normality and acceptance of the Indian government’s decision.
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