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Jammu & Kashmir: Protests in Islamabad, Srinagar
Islamabad/Srinagar, J & K, India,, (GK NEWS NETWORK):
Amid protests and clashes in Srinagar, a nine-month-old baby was critically injured after the police and CRPF allegedly beat him in south Kashmir’s Islamabad town Saturday evening.
“Without any provocation, the forces barged into the house of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, proprietor Manzoor Fabrics, in Khanabal and beat up all the inmates including women and children,” eyewitnesses told Greater Kashmir.
They alleged that a nine-month-old baby Asrar Manzoor was severely injured as he was also hit with batons in his head while he was in his mother’s lap. Asrar was shifted to the District Hospital, Islamabad.
Witnesses said Asrar’s seven-year-old brother, Arsalan Manzoor, was also severely beaten by the forces. He has sustained grievous injuries. “Besides thrashing me severely the forces didn’t even spare my mother. They beat her too,” said Arsalan, alleging that all his household belongings were ransacked. Meanwhile, youth resorted to heavy stone pelting in many areas of the old town Islamabad and Khanabal-Pahalgam (KP) road in the evening. Forces retaliated by lobbing teargas canisters and chasing away the stone pelting youth at Malakhnag, Cheeni Chowk, Reeshi Bazar,
Achabal Adda, Janglat Mandi, Lal Chowk, Kadiporal, Sarnal, Mattan Chowk, Dangerpora, Laizibal, Gulshanabad, Khanabal and Naibasti. Several people were wounded in the clashes.
Protests also erupted in Pampore, Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam areas.
In Shopian town, youth staged protests and allegedly attacked deputy commissioner’s office with stones. Police said they were later dispersed.
Meanwhile, after days of lull, protests erupted in several parts of Srinagar on Sunday amid the general strike called by the Hurriyat Conference (G). Police said curfew was lifted from the entire Valley and no restrictions were in place anywhere.
Shops and business remained closed during the day while the public transport was off the roads. However, private vehicles plied normally in most areas of the city.
In the afternoon protests broke out in several downtown and uptown localities including Nund Reshi Colony (B), Nowpora, Khanyar and Rainwari.
Young boys staged pro-freedom protests and raised slogans. They pelted police and CRPF with stones triggering clashes.
The CRPF men repeatedly attempted to disperse them by cane-charging.
During the chase, CRPF allegedly entered into many residential areas and ransacked houses by smashing the windowpanes.
Reports said protests also rocked Chanakhan in north Kashmir’s Sopur town where the protesters resorted to stone pelting on police and paramilitary forces.
Police said one protester Waseem Akbar Lone son of Mohammad Akbar Lone resident of Chankhan Sopore was injured in the police action. He was shifted to sub-district hospital Sopur where from doctors referred him to SKIMS, Srinagar.
Meanwhile, police launched a special drive to check motorcycles in the city after a reported incident of unidentified bike-borne persons threatening private vehicle owners yesterday to enforce a strike called by Geelani.
The checking was carried out at several places including Lal Chowk, Jehangir Chowk and Budshah Chowk but no arrests were made.
Islamabad/Srinagar, J & K, India,, (GK NEWS NETWORK):
Amid protests and clashes in Srinagar, a nine-month-old baby was critically injured after the police and CRPF allegedly beat him in south Kashmir’s Islamabad town Saturday evening.
“Without any provocation, the forces barged into the house of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, proprietor Manzoor Fabrics, in Khanabal and beat up all the inmates including women and children,” eyewitnesses told Greater Kashmir.
They alleged that a nine-month-old baby Asrar Manzoor was severely injured as he was also hit with batons in his head while he was in his mother’s lap. Asrar was shifted to the District Hospital, Islamabad.
Witnesses said Asrar’s seven-year-old brother, Arsalan Manzoor, was also severely beaten by the forces. He has sustained grievous injuries. “Besides thrashing me severely the forces didn’t even spare my mother. They beat her too,” said Arsalan, alleging that all his household belongings were ransacked. Meanwhile, youth resorted to heavy stone pelting in many areas of the old town Islamabad and Khanabal-Pahalgam (KP) road in the evening. Forces retaliated by lobbing teargas canisters and chasing away the stone pelting youth at Malakhnag, Cheeni Chowk, Reeshi Bazar,
Achabal Adda, Janglat Mandi, Lal Chowk, Kadiporal, Sarnal, Mattan Chowk, Dangerpora, Laizibal, Gulshanabad, Khanabal and Naibasti. Several people were wounded in the clashes.
Protests also erupted in Pampore, Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam areas.
In Shopian town, youth staged protests and allegedly attacked deputy commissioner’s office with stones. Police said they were later dispersed.
Meanwhile, after days of lull, protests erupted in several parts of Srinagar on Sunday amid the general strike called by the Hurriyat Conference (G). Police said curfew was lifted from the entire Valley and no restrictions were in place anywhere.
Shops and business remained closed during the day while the public transport was off the roads. However, private vehicles plied normally in most areas of the city.
In the afternoon protests broke out in several downtown and uptown localities including Nund Reshi Colony (B), Nowpora, Khanyar and Rainwari.
Young boys staged pro-freedom protests and raised slogans. They pelted police and CRPF with stones triggering clashes.
The CRPF men repeatedly attempted to disperse them by cane-charging.
During the chase, CRPF allegedly entered into many residential areas and ransacked houses by smashing the windowpanes.
Reports said protests also rocked Chanakhan in north Kashmir’s Sopur town where the protesters resorted to stone pelting on police and paramilitary forces.
Police said one protester Waseem Akbar Lone son of Mohammad Akbar Lone resident of Chankhan Sopore was injured in the police action. He was shifted to sub-district hospital Sopur where from doctors referred him to SKIMS, Srinagar.
Meanwhile, police launched a special drive to check motorcycles in the city after a reported incident of unidentified bike-borne persons threatening private vehicle owners yesterday to enforce a strike called by Geelani.
The checking was carried out at several places including Lal Chowk, Jehangir Chowk and Budshah Chowk but no arrests were made.