A senior army officer made the claim in the wake of reports from Kashmir Valley that said that up to 2 lakh people attended the funeral at Tral, Wani’s hometown in south Kashmir. Some media reports also claimed that some masked militants who attended the funeral had fired in the air. Not more than 7,000 people attended the funeral,” he said. Reports had said that several funeral prayers were offered at the ground near Wani’s home. Based on the analysis of its UAV footages, the Army is claiming that the total number of people who attended the funeral of Burhan Wani, the young militant killed on July 8, did not cross 7,000, and no firings took place during the funeral.

Source: The Hindu July 13, 2016 20:00 UTC