Two killed, 23 hurt in Kashmir violence

Yaripora area saw a grenade attack followed by firing on a police station during stone-throwing

Two persons were killed and 23 others, including nine securitymen, were injured in violence in Kashmir on Friday.

The Valley saw mobs defying curfew in many parts to indulge in stone-throwing, along with which a police station was attacked with a grenade and firing by suspected militants from amidst the crowd.

Due to trouble in Kashmir, the Amarnath yatra continued to be suspended for the second consecutive day, with no pilgrims being allowed from Jammu to move towards the Valley.

Authorities had imposed curfew in all the 10 districts of Kashmir fearing trouble as it was the first Friday after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander Burhan Wani.

However, mobs defied curfew at many places, including Kupwara, Baramulla, Sopore, Ganderbal, Rafiabad, Bandipora, Kulgam and Pulwama, a police official said.

In Drugmulla in Kupwara district, a mob targeted security forces who opened fire in response, resulting in injuries to three civilians, a police official said.

One of the injured, Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie, succumbed to injuries later, he said, adding another person died in Yaripora in Kulgam in south Kashmir. With these deaths, the toll in the current unrest has gone up to 38.

FRIDAY’S ACCOUNT

• Police station attacked with grenades and fired upon
   
• Suspension of Amarnath yatra continued
  

 

Curfew in all 10 districts of Kashmir Valley
 

23 people, including nine security personnel, injured in separate incidents