A man died in Indian occupied Kashmir nearly a month after being injured in a protest, officials said on Wednesday, confirming the first such death since India revoked the region's autonomy. Asrar Ahmed Khan, 18, from the occupied Srinagar, died on Tuesday night in hospital, succumbing to wounds he suffered a month ago, officials said.
"He was reportedly injured with a blunt object in a law and order situation where a violent crowd was indulging in stone pelting," occupied Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh told Reuters. Some protesters said Khan was hit by a tear gas canister, though authorities suspected a stone struck him, Singh said. Media have reported at least two other deaths during protests, but authorities have denied that.
Indian- occupied Kashmir lost its right to frame its own laws and non-residents were allowed to buy property there in changes the government said would help the region's development and bring it into line with the rest of the nation. Mobile and internet connections have been off for 31 days. Hundreds of political leaders and activists, including three former chief ministers, have been detained.