Protests were held at several places on Wednesday soon after the Eid-ul-Azha prayers as authorities made restrictions across the Kashmir valley to thwart protests.
As soon as the Eid prayers finished at Eidgah in old city, hundreds of youth started raising slogans while marching towards Nallah Mar Road, official sources said here. Police and CRPF personnel, deployed in large numbers at many places in the city, used batons to disperse the protestors.
However, the clashes were also held at Safakadal and Nawakadal areas, the sources said.
They said police fired tear smoke shells to disperse the crowd at Nawakadal but clashes continued in Safakadal area. So far, there were no reports of injuries.
Protests were also held at Hazratbal Shrine soon after the prayers but the protestors dispersed peacefully, the sources said.
A mob set ablaze a police vehicle a 407-Vechicle (Troops Carrier) bearing registration number JK0S-3762 of District Police lines in Islamabad town when protesters were stopped by the paramilitary forces. Witnesses said that youth assembled outside Hanfiya Masjid near Janglaat Mandi after offering Eid prayers and staged a pro-freedom demonstration. Protesters set ablaze a police vehicle and attacked DC office. Demonstrations in the town were on when this report was filed.
In Ganderbal district town, police fired tear smoke shells to chase away a group of protestors at Fatehpora chowk, the sources said. Protests were also reported from Hajin and Sumbal areas of the Bandipora district.
Several Hurriyet leaders including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Geelani -- Shabir Ahmad Shah and Nayeem Ahmad Khan were placed under house arrest, the police sources said.
Protest demonstrations amid anti-India and pro-freedom slogans were held in Baramulla, Bandipora, Kapwara district. Eyewitness said that people took out protest demonstrations after offering Eid prayers.
Reports reaching here said that Police resorted to teargas shelling to disperse the protesters. Pro-freedom slogans were also held in the main town Sopore and Palhalan.
Meanwhile, police on Tuesday arrested seven people including the son of numberdar of Aloora from Shopian district.
The youth have been identified as Zahid Ahmad, son of Mohammad Amin Malik, Showkat Ahmad, son of Bashir Ahmad Bala, Hilal Ahmad, son of Nazir Ahmad Chopan, Adil Bashir, son of Bashir Ahmad Lone, Manzoor Ahmad, son of Late Wali Mohammad Dar, Mudasir Ahmad, son of Mohammad Yousuf Lone and Suhail Ahmad, son of Ghulam Ahmad Lone, the numberdar of the village.
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