“MY HEAD HANGS IN SHAME,” SAYS J&K CM AFTER CHENNAI MAN INJURED IN STONE PELTING DIES

Following the death of a Chennai tourist who was injured in stone pelting, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti responded saying, “My head hangs in shame. It is very sad and heartbreaking,” say reports. She visited the hospital where the 22-year-old Thirumani died and met his parents.

Thirumani was part of a group that was headed to Gulmarg and was hit on the head when stones were pelted on the vehicle he was travelling in, Jammu and Kashmir police reportedly said. The incident took place on Monday morning at Narbal on the outskirts of capital Srinagar.

Opposition leader Omar Abdullah responded to the death on Twitter and wrote, "We've killed a tourist by throwing stones at the vehicle he was travelling in. Let's try and wrap our heads around the fact that we stoned a tourist, a guest, to death while we glorify these stone pelters & their methods."