Kashmir is tense again. This time over the death of a young trucker who succumbed to his injuries at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital after a group of goons set ablaze his truck following rumours that three cows were killed in the area.

Massive protests broke out

Hundreds of people hit the streets and shouted pro-freedom and anti-India slogans. They demanded stringent punishment to his attackers.

Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in all the sensitive areas of Kashmir valley to thwart incidents of stone pelting. On Sunday evening angry protesters hurled stones at the police, who used tear gas and batons to drive them back at a village in Anantnag district.

The government widely condemned Zahid's death. Chief Minister Mufti Sayed said: "I have no words to condemn the dastardly act which consumed the life of a poor and innocent young boy for no fault of his".

The attack had rocked Jammu and Kashmir assembly, with the opposition National Conference blaming the BJP and targeting the government for not disclosing political affiliation of attackers.

Massive protests erupted in the region | Source: Gowhar Ahmed