Chennai Tourist Dies in Kashmir After Being Hit by Stone Pelters, CM Says 'My Head Hangs in Shame'
The deceased has been identified as Thirumani, son of Rajwali, a Chennai resident. He succumbed to his injuries after a vehicle he was travelling in got caught in the clashes between security forces and stone pelters.
Srinagar: In the first incident in recent times of a tourist falling prey to the Kashmir unrest, a 22-year-old tourist from Chennai passed away on Monday after being injured in stone pelting on Srinagar-Gulmarg Road near Narbal.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met the deceased's family at the hospital late on Monday night. She later said, "My head hangs in shame. It is very sad and heartbreaking."
Another 19-year-old girl, identified as Sabreena from Handwara, too, suffered injuries and is undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
The deceased has been identified as Thirumani, son of Rajwali, a Chennai resident. He succumbed to his injuries after a vehicle he was travelling in got caught in the clashes between security forces and stone pelters on Monday morning in Kashmir's Budgam area.
He was referred to the SKIMS hospital in Srinagar in a “serious condition” where he passed away in the evening.
Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah wrote in a series of tweets, "We’ve killed a tourist by throwing stones at the vehicle he was travelling in. Let’s try and wrap our heads around the fact that we stoned a tourist, a guest, to death while we glorify these stone pelters & their methods."