J&K: Woman dies of heart attack during raid by security forces, locals protest

Srinagar: Protests broke out in south Kashmir's Kulgam area on Monday following death of a woman due to heart attack during a raid by security forces, police sources said.

Nazira Begum (55), suffered a heart attack when a joint team of police and Army raided her house late on Sunday night, the sources said.

The woman was taken to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival, they said.

According to sources Nazira Begum suffered a heart attack when a joint team of police and Army raided her house late on Sunday night.

However, local residents took to streets on Monday morning to protest the alleged high-handedness of the security forces. They claimed that the security forces did not follow the standard operating procedure as they did not have any woman police accompanying them.

The protestors blocked the main road of Kulgam town even as police tried to persuade them to disperse peacefully, the sources said.

Heated arguments between the two sides led to clashes, which were going on till reports last came in. A police spokesman said the cause of woman's death is being investigated.

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