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Day 84: Dozens injured, no Friday prayers at Jamia
By Monitor News Bureau - Published at: Oct 01, 2016 2688 Views
Srinagar, Sept 30: The uneasy lull which was witnessed in Kashmir in the last few days was somewhat broken on Friday as protests and clashes erupted many areas of the valley even as curfew was imposed in parts of Srinagar in view of the joint Hurriyat’s call for occupying the Lal Chowk city centre here.
“Curfew has been imposed in five police station areas of downtown (interior areas) Srinagar and Batamaloo and Maisuma areas in the uptown,” a police official said.
Meanwhile, a 55-year-old lady identified as Sara Begum, wife of Gulam Hassan Teli died of heart attack when forces allegedly pelted stones and attacked entrance gates made of iron, in Chee village of Anantnag district.
“At around 11:15 PM, my eyes opened when we heard some loud bangs around us and it seemed something is being showered on the tin roofs of residential houses all around in the village,” said Ghulam Hassan Teli, husband of the deceased.
“My wife, Sara Begum, began trembling as we thought war has begun and then our gate and roof was also showered with, what we later found, bricks and stones,” Teli added.
Daughter of Teli, Arshi accompanied her mother to kitchen.
“I took her to kitchen and as I was pouring water into glass someone started beating our gate violently following which my mother collapsed,” Arshi said.
“We rushed her to District hospital Islamabad where doctors declared her brought dead,” she informed.
Deceased Begum was laid to rest this morning.
Police however denied the reports.
“District police administration Anantnag has clarified that Mst Sara Begum wife of Ghulam Hassan Teli resident of Chee was a known heart patient and died of heart attack last night. Some people are trying to mislead by alleging that she died because of banging of door of her house by security forces is far from the truth. The allegation is totally baseless and is therefore rebutted,” read a police statement.
Friday prayers were disallowed at the historic Jamia Masjid for the twelfth consecutive week today.
Witnesses and reports said that a heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces was made in the Nowhatta area where the mosque is located.
They said that because of the curfew, people were barred from reaching the mosque.
Police resorted to aerial firing in Srinagar’s Batamaloo area on Friday when its vehicle was pelted with stones by the protesting youth.
Meanwhile, soon after congregational Friday prayers, people came out on Srinagar Airport road and held freedom protests.
“We tried to march towards Lal Chowk but hundreds of cops foiled our march,” a participant said.
He added that people held protests before men in uniform fired shells to disperse off the people. However, there are no reports of any injury.
In adjoining Pirbagh area, scores of people came out on Airport road raising pro-freedom and pro-Pakistan slogans. They later dispersed off peacefully.
In Barzulla area, reports said that hundreds of people held pro-freedom protests after Friday prayers. However, there was not any stone pelting incident today.
“Funeral prayers in absentia were also held for slain Pakistan soldiers in a local ground,” an eye witness said.
Pakistan on Thursday said that two of its army rangers were killed in cross Line of Control (LoC) firing, however, Delhi said that its soldiers carried out “surgical strikes along LoC killing suspected militants”.
On Thursday evening, hundreds of people held Namaz-i-Jinazah for the slain Pakistan soldiers before forces fired tear gas shells to disperse them off.
In Hazratbal, reports said that police tried to stop media personnel from covering Friday congregational prayers in the Dargah. However, the photo-journalists entered the Dargah premises after some top cops asked men in uniform to not stop them.
“The number of people offering Friday prayers in Dargah was less,” an eye witness said, “however, women raised pro-frwomen raised pro-freedom slogans after the Namaz.”
Reports coming from North Kashmir’s Sopore said that people held pro-freedom protests at Jamia Masjid Sopore, New Colony, Warpora, Botengo and other adjoining areas of Sopore town.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out between forces and protestors at main Chowk Sopore.
Above 30 people were injured after the government forces fired pellets and teargas on them at Baramulla’s Nadhal village on Friday.
People said the forces ransacked their houses and used force to stop the rally in the village. So far, 30 injured have been admitted to district hospital Baramulla.
http://kashmirmonitor.in/Details/110194/day-84-dozens-injured-no-friday-prayers-at-jamia
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By Monitor News Bureau - Published at: Oct 01, 2016 2688 Views
Srinagar, Sept 30: The uneasy lull which was witnessed in Kashmir in the last few days was somewhat broken on Friday as protests and clashes erupted many areas of the valley even as curfew was imposed in parts of Srinagar in view of the joint Hurriyat’s call for occupying the Lal Chowk city centre here.
“Curfew has been imposed in five police station areas of downtown (interior areas) Srinagar and Batamaloo and Maisuma areas in the uptown,” a police official said.
Meanwhile, a 55-year-old lady identified as Sara Begum, wife of Gulam Hassan Teli died of heart attack when forces allegedly pelted stones and attacked entrance gates made of iron, in Chee village of Anantnag district.
“At around 11:15 PM, my eyes opened when we heard some loud bangs around us and it seemed something is being showered on the tin roofs of residential houses all around in the village,” said Ghulam Hassan Teli, husband of the deceased.
“My wife, Sara Begum, began trembling as we thought war has begun and then our gate and roof was also showered with, what we later found, bricks and stones,” Teli added.
Daughter of Teli, Arshi accompanied her mother to kitchen.
“I took her to kitchen and as I was pouring water into glass someone started beating our gate violently following which my mother collapsed,” Arshi said.
“We rushed her to District hospital Islamabad where doctors declared her brought dead,” she informed.
Deceased Begum was laid to rest this morning.
Police however denied the reports.
“District police administration Anantnag has clarified that Mst Sara Begum wife of Ghulam Hassan Teli resident of Chee was a known heart patient and died of heart attack last night. Some people are trying to mislead by alleging that she died because of banging of door of her house by security forces is far from the truth. The allegation is totally baseless and is therefore rebutted,” read a police statement.
Friday prayers were disallowed at the historic Jamia Masjid for the twelfth consecutive week today.
Witnesses and reports said that a heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces was made in the Nowhatta area where the mosque is located.
They said that because of the curfew, people were barred from reaching the mosque.
Police resorted to aerial firing in Srinagar’s Batamaloo area on Friday when its vehicle was pelted with stones by the protesting youth.
Meanwhile, soon after congregational Friday prayers, people came out on Srinagar Airport road and held freedom protests.
“We tried to march towards Lal Chowk but hundreds of cops foiled our march,” a participant said.
He added that people held protests before men in uniform fired shells to disperse off the people. However, there are no reports of any injury.
In adjoining Pirbagh area, scores of people came out on Airport road raising pro-freedom and pro-Pakistan slogans. They later dispersed off peacefully.
In Barzulla area, reports said that hundreds of people held pro-freedom protests after Friday prayers. However, there was not any stone pelting incident today.
“Funeral prayers in absentia were also held for slain Pakistan soldiers in a local ground,” an eye witness said.
Pakistan on Thursday said that two of its army rangers were killed in cross Line of Control (LoC) firing, however, Delhi said that its soldiers carried out “surgical strikes along LoC killing suspected militants”.
On Thursday evening, hundreds of people held Namaz-i-Jinazah for the slain Pakistan soldiers before forces fired tear gas shells to disperse them off.
In Hazratbal, reports said that police tried to stop media personnel from covering Friday congregational prayers in the Dargah. However, the photo-journalists entered the Dargah premises after some top cops asked men in uniform to not stop them.
“The number of people offering Friday prayers in Dargah was less,” an eye witness said, “however, women raised pro-frwomen raised pro-freedom slogans after the Namaz.”
Reports coming from North Kashmir’s Sopore said that people held pro-freedom protests at Jamia Masjid Sopore, New Colony, Warpora, Botengo and other adjoining areas of Sopore town.
Meanwhile, clashes broke out between forces and protestors at main Chowk Sopore.
Above 30 people were injured after the government forces fired pellets and teargas on them at Baramulla’s Nadhal village on Friday.
People said the forces ransacked their houses and used force to stop the rally in the village. So far, 30 injured have been admitted to district hospital Baramulla.
http://kashmirmonitor.in/Details/110194/day-84-dozens-injured-no-friday-prayers-at-jamia
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