2016–2017 Kashmir unrest

2016 Kashmir Riots
2016 Kashmir Riots
Part of the Kashmir conflict
	Kashmiri youths throwing stones at Indian Troops
Date	8 July 2016 – February 2017
Location	Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Caused by	Killing of Burhan Wani; Reaction to Hindu nationalism; Persistent militarisation of Kashmir; Shrinking political space;
Goals	Demilitarization of valley; Repeal of AFSPA and Public Safety Act; Independence/autonomy/self-determination for Kashmir;
Methods	Protests; Mob violence; Stone-pelting; General strikes
Parties
Government of India Government of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Police; ; Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); Indian Army;	Kashmiri protesters and separatists All Parties Hurriyat Conference; Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF); Dukhtaran-e-Millat;
Lead figures
	Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India); Rajnath Singh (Home Minister of India); Mehbooba Mufti (Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir); Nirmal Kumar Singh (Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir); K. Rajendra Kumar (Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police till 2016); S.P. Vaid (Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police since 2017); K. Durga Prasad (Director General of CRPF); D.S. Hooda (Chief of Northern Command of Indian Army) Syed Ali Shah Geelani (Chairman of All Hurriyat Parties Conference); Mirwaiz Umar Farooq; Yasin Malik (Chairman of JKLF); Asiya Andrabi (Leader of Dukhtaran-e-Millat); Burhan Wani †
Casualties and losses
3 soldiers killed; 2 policemen killed; 4,000+ security personnel injured	100+ protestors killed; 15,000+ injured
	8,587 arrested; 1,000+ detained

The 2016 Kashmir Riots, also known as the Burhan aftermath, refers to protests in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, chiefly in the Kashmir Valley. It started after the killing of militant leader Burhan Wani by Indian security forces on 8 July 2016. Wani was a commander of the Kashmir-based Islamist militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen.

Curfew was imposed in all 10 districts of the valley on 15 July and mobile services were suspended. Protests started in all 10 districts of the Kashmir Valley. Protesters defied curfew with attacks on security forces and public properties. Kashmir valley then remained under 53 consecutive days of curfew. The curfew was lifted on 31 August, but was reimposed in some areas the next day.

Jammu and Kashmir police and Indian paramilitary forces used pellet guns, tear gas shells, rubber bullets, as well as assault rifles. More than 90 civilians were killed and over 15,000 civilians were injured, including many who were blinded by pellet guns. Two security personnel died and over 4,000 were injured.

Columnists including Prem Shankar Jha termed the unrest as Kashmir's Intifada.