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Violent protests continue in J&K

Police and paramilitary forces patrolled sensitive areas of Baramulla and Poonch town where curfew continued without any relaxation after Friday's violence as the situation remained tense but under control, the sources said.

No untoward incident was reported during the bandh, official sources said. The curfew-bound areas were also incident free, they said.

People took to streets in Pattan and Sopore townships of Baramulla district and blocked traffic on the Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway. Police used batons to disperse the protestors, they said.

A massive demonstration was held in Kupwara where shops and business establishments were closed and traffic came to a standstill.

In Srinagar angry youth pelted stones in Qammerwari, Natipora, Soura, Batmaloo, Solina, Shaheedgunj, Saraibala, Naikadal, Jawahar Nagar, Noorbagh, Safakadal, Nowshera and the Jama Masjid areas forcing closure of educational institutions, shops and business establishments.

In Jammu, Muslim Federation activists took out a procession and later staged a dharna to protest the alleged burning of a copy of the Quran in Amritsar.

In Rajouri and Doda districts, a total bandh was observed in Banihal, Baderwah, Doda, Rajouri, Thanamandi and Bhudal areas with shops and business establishments remaining shut and roads empty.

Curfew was imposed in Baramulla town on Friday where one person was killed when security personnel opened fire on violent protestors who clashed with police, set ablaze a place of worship and some vehicles and ransacked an office of the Youth National Conference.

In Poonch town, curfew was imposed after protestors clashed with the police resulting in injuries to 16 people, including four cops.

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