These days, with a strict curfew in places and no curfew passes, Javed’s day starts earlier than usual. Over the past few days, Mandal has got accustomed to the stone-pelters’ routines. More than 45 are dead, above 2,500 injured, large parts of the Valley remain under curfew, and supplies are running out. It’s 16 days now since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani set off massive street protests across Kashmir. The year before he joined police was the year of widespread protests in the Valley, which saw 120 deaths.

Source: Indian Express July 23, 2016 20:15 UTC