Night patrols across Kashmir emerge in order to tackle police raids

On a dimly-lit road in the restive area of Tahab at Pulwama in Kashmir, young boys hurled stones at the security force personnel. The forces retaliated with teargas shells and tried to chase them away, but the boys held their positions. The stone pelting continued even though it was getting darker. A few meters away, a narrow alley remained blocked with hundreds of youth wearing green headbands, waving Pakistani flags. It was the beginning of the spell of night protests, which after 50 days of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen…

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