About four people were injured when security forces fired at protesters in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Sunday. The security forces were reportedly looking for militants hiding in the region when the violence broke.
“Army cordoned off Nagbal after getting information about militants hiding there. Some miscreants instigated people after which the mob turned violent and pelted stones,” Shopian SP, Shahid Mehraj was quoted as saying.
According to some unofficial reports, the violence broke as the police started beating people during the identification parade. The police forces denied such allegations.
“But the situation got out of control and the soldiers had to fire in self-defence,” Shopian SP Shahid Meraj added.
The Shopian village, which is located from about 55 km in Srinagar, was under curfew. And few other places surrounding Shopian were also under curfew on Sunday. However, according to police sources, the curfew was relaxed in Srinagar and Handwara in the afternoon.
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