. ▁It ▁started ▁with ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁Bur han ▁W ani , ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁K ash mir - based ▁Islam ic ▁milit ant ▁organisation ▁H iz bul ▁M uj ah ide en , ▁by ▁Indian ▁security ▁forces ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁After ▁his ▁killing , ▁anti - Ind ian ▁protest s ▁started ▁in ▁all ▁ 1 0 ▁districts ▁of ▁the ▁K ash mir ▁Valley . ▁Protest ers ▁def ied ▁cur f ew ▁with ▁attacks ▁on ▁security ▁forces ▁and ▁public ▁properties . ▁ ▁Cur f ew ▁was ▁im posed ▁in ▁all ▁ 1 0 ▁districts ▁of ▁the ▁valley ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁and ▁mobile ▁services ▁were ▁susp ended ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁K ash mir ▁valley ▁remained ▁under ▁ 5 3 ▁days ▁of ▁consecutive ▁cur f ew ▁which ▁was ▁lifted ▁from ▁all ▁areas ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August , ▁however ▁was ▁re im posed ▁in ▁some ▁areas ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁Police ▁and ▁Indian ▁par amil it ary ▁forces ▁used ▁pel let ▁guns , ▁te ar ▁gas ▁shell s , ▁rub ber ▁bul lets , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁assault ▁rif les , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁civ ili ans , ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁civ ili ans ▁injured ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁pel let ▁guns , ▁many ▁people ▁also ▁were ▁blind ed . ▁Two ▁security ▁personnel ▁also ▁died ▁while ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0