Srinagar , Indian-Controlled Kashmir ( CNN ) -- One person was killed and four others injured Sunday when Indian security forces opened fire on a violent mob that tried to torch a paramilitary bunker in Srinagar , the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir . The incident occurred during the funeral of a youth who died in the hospital Saturday night after he was allegedly beaten by members of the Indian paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force during violent protests last week . The family of 25-year-old Rafiq Bangroo said CRPF troopers struck him on the head with gun butts , causing a fatal skull injury . The CRPF has denied the allegation , saying Bangroo died after he was pelted with stones . Bangroo 's body was handed over to relatives . As it was being carried for burial Sunday , angry mobs charged at a bunker of the CRPF and attempted to burn it , police said . The CRPF troopers manning the bunker opened fire on the crowd . Five people were injured , and one , a 26-year-old man , later died . `` They tried to torch the bunker after damaging it . Our soldiers opened fire in self-defense , '' CRPF spokesman Prabhakar Tripathi told CNN . As the clashes started spreading Sunday , Indian security forces were rushed to the area to enforce an undeclared curfew . Hundreds shouting `` We want freedom '' joined the funeral procession . Bangroo 's death triggered impromptu protests in various parts of the city . Police and paramilitary troops used tear gas and baton charges and fired warning shots in the air in some spots to break up the angry protesters , according to authorities . The Kashmiri separatist group All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called for a Kashmir-wide shutdown Monday to protest the killings . Srinagar has been tense over the past week following the killing of another youth , a 17-year-old student who died June 11 after being struck in the head by a police-fired tear smoke shell . Kashmir been in the throes of a violent separatist campaign for over two decades and has been a source of conflict between India and Pakistan . The mounting toll in the region 's two-decade-old insurgency is placed at over 43,000 by officials , while various rights groups and NGOs put the figure at twice the official number .
Indian security forces open fire on protesters . The government has said it will not allow the protests to disrupt its campaign for a general election in 2014. Violence erupts during funeral of youth who died . Youth 's family claims he was killed by police ; authorities deny allegation .