Srinagar, Kashmir. 9th July, 2016. Kashmiri mourners shout slogans of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, the new-age poster boy for the rebel .A top commander from the largest rebel group in was killed in a gun battle with government forces on July 8, police said. Young and media savvy, Burhan Wani was a top figure in Hizbul Mujahideen and had a one million rupee ($14,900) bounty on his head. Credit: sofi suhail/Alamy Live News
Srinagar, Indian Administered mourners shout slogans of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, the new-age poster boy for the rebel .A top commander from the largest rebel group in was killed in a gun battle with government forces on July 8, police said. Young and media savvy, Burhan Wani was a top figure in Hizbul Mujahideen and had a one million rupee ($14,900) bounty on his head. Wani, 22, joined the rebel movement at the age of 15 and in recent years had been behind a huge recruitment drive to the group's ranks, attracting young and educated Kashmiris to the decades-old fight for independence of the restive disputed region. Viewed locally as a hero, his death sparked protests in nearby Anantnag town, with hundreds taking to the streets shouting independence slogans and lauding Wani as a revolutionary, witnesses said.©Sofi Suhail/Alamy Live News
Size: 3200px × 2134px
Photo credit: © sofi suhail / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
