Clashes erupted in Malangam village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday. Witnesses said that Pakistani flags were hoisted in Malanagam village, which infuriated the government forces.
They said that government forces entered into the village and brought down the Pakistani flags, which triggered clashes between youth and forces.
Forces lobbed dozens of tear gas shells and fired pellets to disperse the protesting youth.
However, no reports of any injuries were received.
Meanwhile, reports of mild clashes were also received from Quil and Aloosa village of Bandipora.
A protest rally was also carried out by women in Ajas area of Bandipora.
Witnesses said that women while raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans marched from main chowk Ajas to Eidgah. The protest rally was peaceful.
Woman hit by teargas shell in Bandipora clashes
A woman was injured after the government forces fired pellets and burst teargas shells to disperse protesters in Watpora village of Bandipora in north Kashmir on Tuesday.
Doctors at Sub-district Hospital Bandipora said the woman, identified as Haseena, resident of Watpora, is being treated for injuries in her abdomen she sustained after being hit by a teargas shell.
Earlier, another district had said that she had suffered pellet injuries in her abdomen and arm.
Meanwhile, witnesses said that police also chased away peaceful protestors at main market Bandipora who had erected tents on roads. The protesters resisted the police action, which triggered clashes.
Protesters attack Usman Majid’s official residence in Bandipora
Protesters on Tuesday attacked the official residence of MLA Bandipora, Usman Majid with rocks however he was not present there at the time of attack.
Sources said that dozens of youngster reached very near to Congress leader’s official residence and started pelting stones on it while raising pro-freedom slogans. However, they said, the guards only closed the main gate and did not retaliate. Police fired many tear smoke shells to disperse youth who were busy in making graffiti in Nusu area of the town. Reports of mild clashes have also reached from Kaloosa area of Bandipora town.
Forces use live ammunition on protesters in Shopian; 14 injured
Fourteen civilians were injured after government forces fire live ammunition and pellets in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, reports and witnesses said.
They said that the forces opened fire to break up protests in Nowgam-Vihil village of the district, injuring 14 people.
Four people have sustained bullet injuries while the rest have been hit by pellets, said a hospital source.
Three among the injured have been shifted to Srinagar for advanced treatment.
Traders continue to be terrorised during Hurriyat relaxation: KEA
Reacting to the reports that Employees Joint Action Committee leaders including EJAC President Qayoom Wani have been jailed, Kashmir Economic Alliance Chairman, Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan said the ruling coalition was setting a score with the union leaders while the traders continue to be “terrorised by the forces.”
Condemning the arrests, Khan who also heads the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation, said: “It is a known fact that one of ministers in the PDP BJP coalition, who is often ridiculed for his wicked wisdom, had personal animosity with the employee union leaders particularly Qayoom Wani Sahib, who often resisted the sinister designs of the minister concerned.”
Khan said it was unfortunate that the employee leaders who were staging peaceful protests against the use of pellet guns have they been booked by the government. He sought immediate release of the EJAC leaders.
The KEA Chairman said, on the other hand, the traders continue to be at the receiving end. “Police and some leaders from the ruling PDP want the shops be kept open during daytime and by the time relaxation period as announced by the Hurriyat nears, police and paramilitary forces unleash a reign of terror threatening shopkeepers not to open shops,” he said adding even medicines and grocery including baby food sale is not allowed.
He sought the intervention of the resistance leadership including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik into the matter.Reiterating that traders were being pushed to wall, he sought intervention of the international community and the Indian civil society to see how the state and central governments have waged against the people of Kashmir.
Two SOG men resign ‘publicly’ in Sopore
Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) have publicly resigned from their jobs in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. However, police has denied any such development.
Under ‘public pressure’ a Jammu and Kashmir policeman publicly announced his resignation in Apple Town Sopore of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reported the CNS news agency.
The incident occurred at Behrampora village of the town on Monday evening.
Locals said that two Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Special Operations Group, Firdous Ahmed and Waseem Ahmed Sheikh, told the locals that they want to resign from the Police Department publicly.
“On Monday evening, Waseem Ahmed (driver) a resident of Behrampora posted at SDPO office Rafiabad Sopore publicly resigned while another cop Firdous Ahmed, a resident of Thakgund Sopore, though didn’t emerge in the village send a word that he too will resign from the job,” said an eyewitness.
Locals said that shortly after the killing of a local Hurriyat activist Fayaz Ahmed Rather on 29 July last month at the hands of “unknown” gunmen, people had asked local policemen to resign from the department.
“Both the cops on Monday evening announced their resignations. But so far, only Waseem Ahmed made a public announcement in this regard while Firdous Ahmed has promised to do so,” said locals.
A police official, however, said that “nobody has tendered his resignation”.
“I don’t know what you mean by saying resigning publicly. There is a procedure and so far no cop has tendered his resignation,” he said.
