Chennai tourist ‘injured in stone pelting’ dies at Kashmir hospital

A tourist from Tamil Nadu died after being hit by stones during anti-government protests in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials and medical sources said here on Monday.

Medical sources said that the tourist, R Thirumani, from Tamil Nadu capital Chennai, was admitted in the Shere Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in capital Srinagar, and was admitted in a ‘serious condition’. He passed away, the medical sources told Kashmir Dispatch.

22-year old Thirumani had been admitted with a head and nose injury that he received in Narbal. A senior Police official told a news wire that the tourist was injured during stone hurling protests.

“A girl from Handwor was also injured after they came under stone pelting on Srinagar-Gulmarg road near Narbal on Monday. Some vehicles came under stone pelting, resulting into injuries to two of them who were referred to hospital for treatment,” the officer told news wire.

“We have registered a case under FIR Number 57/2018 u/s 148, 247, 307, 336 RPC in Police Station Magam.

“Investigations into it has been initiated and culprits involved into the incident will be nabbed soon,” the officer said.