Lapse! Body Guards of Maulana Showkat Ahmad Shah wailing while carrying the body on stretcher outside the hospital. Maulana was killed when an IED went off when he was entering the masjid where he used to offer Friday Prayers and deliver the Friday sermon. Jamiat ahli hadith is a religious organisation that also runs welfare programmes for the poor in Kashmir. Moulana Showkat was associated with the moderate faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference

Photographer: Bilal Najar