Srinagar, June 8
The eight-day-long strikes and protests witnessed their worst violence today as police and CRPF personnel opened fire in Shopian to control a violent mob, injuring seven persons, two of them seriously.
Though there was no official word on firing and injuries, official and civilian sources said security personnel opened fire as a surging crowd marched ahead pelting stones on security personnel stationed there to stop them.
Islamist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is under arrest at an undisclosed location, had given a call for march to Shopian to protest the alleged rape and murder of two women in the south Kashmir town.
However, the situation was relatively under control though tense in most of the other parts of the valley, including Srinagar, which saw a complete shutdown but no major attempt by separatists and their supporters to march for Shopian. But some areas in downtown saw minor clashes between protestors and security personnel. Life, though, came to a complete standstill today.
A curfew-like situation prevailed across the Kashmir valley today as the authorities imposed restrictions on movement of people to thwart the "Shopian Chalo" march called by the separatists against the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian. As a result of the stringent restrictions coupled with the march call, life in the valley remained crippled for the eighth successive day today.
Residents complained that the police did not allow them to move out of their houses.
There was no report of any untoward incident from any part of the valley so far today, an official spokesman said
Government offices, educational institutions, and semi-government offices besides markets remained closed today. Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were seen patrolling the streets of Srinagar and major towns of the valley, including Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Shopian and Kulgam to maintain law and order.
While all major roads in the cities were sealed with razor wires, iron gates were put up at other places, including Sonawar on the Srinagar-Shopian road, to block movement.
Much to the relief of traders and thousands of those depending on tourism industry, normalcy is expected to return to the valley tomorrow. Ayaz Akbar, a spokesperson of Geelani, said there would be no strike from tomorrow onwards. But he added that they have called for protests from male and female students on their education premises tomorrow and day after. They have also called for a march to Pulwama on Friday followed by protests by lawyers on Saturday.
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this is not fare,i strongly condem about this incident
these plocice are realy worst natured,they are doing their duty like only have appointed for the polititians they are lisetenning only poltitians voice,and only following polititians oredrs,and creating bad enviranment in the sence of people like only power can do any thing,i mean to say ruling parties and anty eliments espesialy created by the non ruling polititian party also.