3-year-old child in front of grandfather Qureshi: Real face of Modis 'fascist India exposed; AI says action breach of 'best interest child principle.

Hundreds of people in occupied Kashmir staged protests on Wednesday accusing government forces of killing an elderly man in front of his minor grandson during a gun battle with Kashmiri fighters which also left a trooper dead.

The Kashmiri fighters opened fire in the northern town of Sopore setting off a battle with security forces paramilitary police spokesperson Junaid Khan.

The family of Bashir Ahmed Khan alleged that he was dragged out of his car after the showdown and shot dead by paramilitary troopers.

His three-year-old grandson who was travelling with him was later pictured sitting on his chest.

'Locals said that he [Khan] was brought out of his car and shot dead by the forces' Farooq Ahmed a nephew of the deceased man.

'They told us that someone in uniform then put the child on his chest as he lay dead on the road and took photographs' Farooq Ahmed said.

The photo of the child sat on the body of his dead grandfather was widelyd on social media.

Hundreds assembled at the mans funeral near the main city of Srinagar shouting 'We want freedom'.

Government forces have intensified counterinsurgency operations against Kashmiri fighters since a coronavirus lockdown was imposed in March.

Since January at least 229 people have been killed during over 100 military operations across occupied Kashmir including 32 civilians 54 government forces and 143 fighters according to the Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) a...

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