▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁three ▁milit ants ▁were ▁shot ▁down ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁police ▁official , ▁there ▁were ▁mis giv ings ▁within ▁the ▁security ▁establishment ▁against ▁killing ▁W ani ▁ow ing ▁to ▁his ▁popular ity , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁he eded ▁by ▁the ▁authorities . ▁W ani ▁left ▁home ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁milit ant ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁after ▁an ▁incident ▁with ▁the ▁police ▁that ▁hum ili ated ▁him . ▁The ▁K ash mi ri ▁youth ▁anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁" ne ver - ending ▁militar ization " ▁of ▁the ▁Valley ▁were ▁drawn ▁to ▁him . ▁His ▁constant ▁presence ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁household ▁name . ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁F ah ad ▁Shah ▁stated ▁that , ▁with ▁W ani ' s ▁killing , ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁entered ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁" am pl ified ▁inst ability ". ▁At ▁W ani ' s ▁fun eral , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁came ▁to ▁m ourn ▁him , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁from ▁remote ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁valley . ▁Fort y ▁back - to - back ▁fun eral ▁pray ers ▁were ▁offered ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 1 - gun ▁sal ute ▁by ▁milit ants . ▁Protest ers ▁started ▁demonstr ating ▁against ▁his ▁killing , ▁and ▁continuous ▁inc idents ▁of ▁stone - pel ting ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁since ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁un rest ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁July