Burhan Wani and the flashpoint in Kashmir

The protests and violence that have followed the killing of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, 20, have put the clock back for the Kashmir Valley’s search for normalcy. Apart from widespread violence, distrust is back and the state government of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will have to do a lot to win back the confidence of the people. 

But just who was Burhan and how is it that someone as young as him could set off such turbulence?

Burhan was a Hizbul Mujahideen commander. He was a resident of Tral in South Kashmir and played a role in reviving. . .

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