Partition, Stonethrowing, Death by Tear-Gas Canister

No, not out by us in Yesha.

In Kashmir:

A Youth’s Death in Kashmir Renews a Familiar Pattern of Crisis

On June 11, as Tufail Ahmad Mattoo headed home from a tutoring center where he was studying for the medical entrance exam, a tear gas canister fired from close range bashed a hole in his skull. He died almost instantly...Since then at least 15 Kashmiris have died here...This summer, a fresh crisis has emerged, with Mr. Mattoo’s death the catalyst. Since then, stone-throwing mobs have confronted security forces almost daily. A government clampdown, which included several days of strict curfew that ended Sunday and the deployment of the Indian Army on the outskirts of this restive city for the first time in more than a decade, have brought a semblance of calm. But few believe the peace will last.

The partition of British India divided Kashmir between India and Pakistan. But both countries, now armed with nuclear weapons, continue to claim the Himalayan region.

and this

...The boy’s father, Mohamed Ashraf Mattoo, said he tried to reason with the separatists, but they would not budge. He said he felt betrayed. He has been trying without success to lodge a criminal case against the officers who fired the tear gas canister at his son. Political leaders simply want to exploit the youth’s death, he said.

“To them it is a comedy,” Mr. Mattoo said...

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