Land transfer singes Kashmir
Over 80 people, including at least 30 police and CRPF men, were injured in clashes after protests over the transfer of forest land to the Amarnath shrine trust exploded into violent street fighting in Srinagar and parts of Ganderbal district in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday.
An imprompt strike to protest the death of a demonstrator in Monday's police firing shut down Srinagar Mobs roamed the streets, pelting security forces with stones, provoking baton charges and firing of tear gas. Three police vans and a fire truck were damaged, and some structures at the Idgah ground were razed.
An estimated 15,000 people marched with the body of Feroz Ahmad Rah who was killed by a police bullet on Monday Hundreds of lawyers took out a separate procession through the Civil Lines area, shouting slogans against the land transfer.
In Ganderbal, police fired several rounds at protesters, eye witnesses said. PTI reported an abortive bid to storm the residence of Forest Minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal.
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An imprompt strike to protest the death of a demonstrator in Monday's police firing shut down Srinagar Mobs roamed the streets, pelting security forces with stones, provoking baton charges and firing of tear gas. Three police vans and a fire truck were damaged, and some structures at the Idgah ground were razed.
An estimated 15,000 people marched with the body of Feroz Ahmad Rah who was killed by a police bullet on Monday Hundreds of lawyers took out a separate procession through the Civil Lines area, shouting slogans against the land transfer.
In Ganderbal, police fired several rounds at protesters, eye witnesses said. PTI reported an abortive bid to storm the residence of Forest Minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal.
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Labels: Amarnath shrine trust, Amarnath Yatra, CRPF, demonstrator, forest land, Forest Minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal, Ganderbal, injured, kashmir police, kashmir valley, lawyers, protests, strike
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