Flames rise from a government building set on fire by protesters in Srinagar on Saturday. Fresh violence claimed 12 lives on Monday with mobs attacking government property and a private school
Five persons were killed and more than 20 others injured in alleged firing by security forces at Tangmarg, 45 km from here, in Baramulla district after protesters went on a rampage setting ablaze a private school following rumours of desecration of a holy book in the U.S., officials said.
The school is being run by a minority educational group.
The mob torched Block Development Office, court chamber, tehsildars official vehicle and residence, social welfare office, patwari office and two huts of tourism department, the officials said.
The agitators then attacked a police station and tried to ransack it, prompting the security forces to fire at them.
Nearly 20 persons were injured in the firing.
While two youths — Muddasir Ahmad Parray and Abdul Majid — were declared dead at the nearby Magam Sub District Hospital, another youth succumbed to injuries at a city hospital here. He has been identified as Abdul Qayoom, officials at the hospitals said.
Two injured youths, identified as Afaq Ahmad Khan and Tariq Ahmad Ganai, were declared dead on arrival at a city hospital.
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