Friday, June 27, 2008
Day 3: 3 hurt in police firing, 55 in clashes
Police today fired at protest demonstrators in Kawdara in which at least three persons were injured, one of them critically, as the violent clashes between protestors and security forces for the third consecutive day today left at least 55 persons injured.
Normal life was crippled amid a complete shutdown in valley coupled with strong anti-government protest demonstrations over the transfer of forest land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) at numerous places in Srinagar and else where.
Atleast 15,000 yatris stopped by police at Khanabal-Pahalgam road following protests at different places were allowed to move ahead to the base camps after 3 PM today. Meanwhile, reports said that the pilgrimage continued at Amarnath cave.
Meanwhile, Inspector general of police (IGP) Kashmir S M Sahai told Kashmir, “This is a rumor and in no way curfew will be imposed,” he said and added, “Police is ready to tackle any situation.” He that police is trying to talk to the senior and respectable persons in various localities so that normal situation could be restored as soon as possible.
He claimed that he has directed the law enforcing agencies to maintain restrain while dealing the protests, “We are trying our best to maintain atmost restrain although many miscreants among the mobs attack the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by hurling stones on them” he said and added, “It is because of the restrain that about forty personnel of police and CRPF have been injured. Even police stations and posts have been attacked,” the police official said.
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Normal life was crippled amid a complete shutdown in valley coupled with strong anti-government protest demonstrations over the transfer of forest land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) at numerous places in Srinagar and else where.
Atleast 15,000 yatris stopped by police at Khanabal-Pahalgam road following protests at different places were allowed to move ahead to the base camps after 3 PM today. Meanwhile, reports said that the pilgrimage continued at Amarnath cave.
Meanwhile, Inspector general of police (IGP) Kashmir S M Sahai told Kashmir, “This is a rumor and in no way curfew will be imposed,” he said and added, “Police is ready to tackle any situation.” He that police is trying to talk to the senior and respectable persons in various localities so that normal situation could be restored as soon as possible.
He claimed that he has directed the law enforcing agencies to maintain restrain while dealing the protests, “We are trying our best to maintain atmost restrain although many miscreants among the mobs attack the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by hurling stones on them” he said and added, “It is because of the restrain that about forty personnel of police and CRPF have been injured. Even police stations and posts have been attacked,” the police official said.
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Labels: Amarnath cave, clashes, consecutive day, CRPF, injuried, Kawdara, persons, pilgrimage, police, protest demonstrators, SASB, violent, yatris
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