Srinagar, April 1 (TNS): Massive anti-India protests have erupted in the southern villages of Indian-occupied Kashmir following the killing of at least 12 Kashmiri youth.
To prevent demonstrations, the authorities have restricted the access to high-speed internet in the region.
Anti-India protests erupted in several villages in southern Kashmir in solidarity with the rebels.
Many protesters also tried to march to the gun battle sites to help the trapped rebels escape, leading to clashes between rock-throwing residents and Indian troops who fired live ammunition, shotgun pellets and tear gas.
According to hospital officials and police, dozens of civilians were injured in the ongoing clashes.
Some critically injured were shifted to hospitals in the region’s main city of Srinagar.
Authorities stopped train services and cut cellphone internet services in the most restive towns, and reduced connection speeds in other parts of the Kashmir Valley, a common practice aimed to calm tensions and prevent anti-India demonstrations from being organised.
They also ordered curfews in some southern areas.
Several protests and clashes also erupted in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir.
Courtesy: TRT
