SHOPIAN-PROTESTS 2 LAST

Light rains in most parts of the valley including
Srinagar also forced people to stay indoors.

Chanting anti-CBI slogans, groups of youth took to
the streets at a dozen places in Srinagar including
Bohrikadal, Eidgah, Batmaloo, Natipora, Kawdara, Jamia Masjid,
Maisuma, Qammerwari and Barzalla and pelted stones at security
forces deployed in strength to maintain law and order.
Police used batons and teargas to control the crowd,
the sources said, adding four persons were injured in the
clashes in these places.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir Farooq Ahmed claimed
the situation was under control. "Stray incidents of stone
pelting were reported from some areas but the situation was
well under control".
Official sources said eight persons, including two
policemen, were injured as intense clashes were going on at
Cement Bridge in Baramulla and Hathi Shah in Sopore town, 55
kms from here.
Groups of youth also clashed with police in Pulwama
district town, 32 kms from here.
The sources said hundreds of people shouting slogans
against CBI took out a march in Shopian town, 52 kms from
here.
However, the protestors dispersed peacefully after
visiting the house of the deceased women and assured full
support to the family.
Reacting strongly to the CBI report in the Shopian case,
Chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Syed Ali Shah Geelani
said "the probe into the Shopian tragedy was just a drama to
shield the men in uniform".
Chairman of moderate Hurriyat conference Mirwaiz Umer
Farooq, who was placed under house arrest, said "though the
people of Shopian showed faith in CBI, its report was against
their expectations and shielded the guilty." PTI AMS
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