SRINAGAR, India: Security forces shot dead four people and wounded another 12 during a protest at a village in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, according to witnesses and a security source.

The shooting occurred when residents of Raipanthan village took to the streets to protest what they said were aggressive tactics by members of the security forces during an overnight patrol designed to enforce a curfew.

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