Six injured in stone pelting by protesters after Eid prayers in Kashmir

Six persons including a senior police officer were injured in clashes between protesters and security personnel in the Kashmir Valley.

Srinagar: Six persons including a senior police officer were injured in clashes between protesters and security personnel that broke out on Wednesday after Eid prayers in the Kashmir Valley.

Additional Superintendent of Police Mubashir Bukhari was injured in the stomach during stonepelting at Janglat Mandi in Anantnag district, a police official said.

A constable was injured during clashes with protesters at Hyderpora chowk in the outskirts of the city, the official said.

Four persons including a photojournalist with a local magazine were injured in clashes at Safakadal near Eidgah in the city as security personnel fired pellet guns and tear smoke shells to disperse the stone-pelting mob, the official said.

All the injured have been admitted to nearby SMHS hospital, he added.

The situation in rest of the Valley is stated to be normal, the official said.

Authorities had placed top separatist leaders including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik under house arrest, fearing their presence at large Eid gatherings could spark violence, he said.