Srinagar
Clashes erupted in Janglat Mandi, Lalchowk, Reshi Bazar area of Islamabad district in southern part of Kashmir on Friday morning after local youth and students occupied streets early morning and did not let the market open.
Police reached the spot and tried to disperse the youth who resorted to stone pelting.
Police used teargas shells, which resulted in intense clashes, locals said.
The town remained tense since Thursday afternoon after locals alleged forces of highhandedness.
“The protesters include local youth and some students who are in school uniform,” a photographer covering the clashes informed. He said police has got hold of a few youth as well.
The clashes were going on when this report was being filed.
