Injured Habba Kadal youth shifted to SKIMS in critical condition

Srinagar: A youth, who was seriously injured today after CRPF men allegedly tossed a brick at his head during clashes in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar, was shifted to SKIMS hospital this evening.

The youth identified as Muhammad Younis son of Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Parusyar Habba Kadal was allegedly tossed by CRPF men with a brick at his head during clashes in Habba Kadal.

The youth was rushed to SMHS this afternoon for treatment where from he was shifted to SKIMS Soura this evening as his condition was stated to be critical, officials said.

Earlier, the family members of Younis had said that they had sent their son to buy vegetables and a CRPF man camping in the bunker at the main chowk Habba Kadal lobbed a brick at Younis, leaving him critically injured.

The incident triggered massive protests in the area with the protesters demanding stern punishment against the CRPF man.

However, CRPF spokesman in Srinagar, Sanjay Sharma while terming the incident as unfortunate said that a group of five to six youth started pelting stones at the bunker and while chasing them away, a youth slipped and fell down. “This is the factual story,” he said.

A doctor at SMHS hospital treating Younis said the youth had sustained head injury and there was a fracture in his head bone besides a clot. “We are sure that he will make it, hopefully,” the doctor said.

Medical Superintendent SKIMS, Dr Farooq Jan said that parietal bone of youth has got fracture and the bone fragment has sneaked into the skull, leading to contusions. He also said that CT scan of the patient will be repeated to ascertain the damage. He, however, maintained that they are monitoring his condition as of now. (KNO)