Three civilians were killed and around 150 were injured
as fast-spreading protests and clashes convulsed large parts of the
Kashmir Valley and the Muslim belts of the Jammu region where Internet
was blocked again on Friday.
Anti-government rallies
were taken out in around 45 places in the Valley’s 10 districts after
Friday prayers. Two civilians were killed in central Kashmir’s Budgam
district, indicating a further escalation as the deaths took place in a
relatively less volatile district. One student was killed in Baramulla’s
Sopore area in clashes.
The death toll has risen to
55 since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an
operation on July 8 that triggered a massive public backlash.
Police
sources said fierce clashes broke out in south Kashmir’s volatile
districts of Shopian, Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama, leaving scores of
protesters injured.
In north Kashmir’s Kupwara and
Baramulla districts, medical emergencies were declared in hospitals to
manage the rush of injured protesters. Scores were wounded in Bandipora
and Ganderbal districts after rallies turned violent when the security
forces disallowed the marches.
Srinagar’s Shri
Maharaja Hari Singh hospital confirmed receiving protesters who
sustained pellet and bullet injuries. The hospital also witnessed
clashes as the dead were being ferried to their respective areas.
According
to official figures, more than 4,600 people, including security
personnel, have been injured in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.
In
Srinagar, separatist leaders Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Geelani
were arrested in an attempt to foil their march towards the Hazratbal
Shrine.
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