Emeute à Sopore – avril 2010

Sopur protests teenager’s death

greaterkashmir.com

05 04 2010
UMER MAQBOOL DAR
Sopur, Apr 14: Life in this north Kashmir town, 50 kms from Srinagar, remained crippled for second consecutive day on Wednesday as protests against the “forcible drowning” of a teenager, Zubair Ahmed Bhat, continued amid clashes between youth and paramilitary CRPF troopers.
Authorities had deployed hundreds of troopers in volatile areas of the town, including Muslim Peer , Chankhan, Arampora, Jamia Qadeem and Main Chowk to thwart the pro-freedom protests. CRPF and policemen were directing people to stay indoors.
However, youth defied the restrictions at many places and took to the streets raising pro-freedom and anti-CRPF slogans. Protesters were demanding stern action against the erring force personnel who “forcibly drowned” Zubair, a class 11th student, in river Jhelum on Tuesday.
As the protesters marched through the town, CRPF troopers and policemen resorted to baton charge and fired tear smoke canisters to disperse them. However, protesters retaliated with stones triggering clashes that continued till late in the evening. Locals said that at least ten protesters were injured in the police action.
Talking to Greater Kashmir the Deputy Commissioner Varmul Bashir Ahmed Bhat denied that curfew had been imposed in the town. “Restrictions were in place as section 144 was imposed in town, “he added.

VARMUL
Amidst clashes, complete shutdown was observed in north Kashmir’s Varmul town over the “forcible drowning” of a teenager.
All shops and business establishments remained closed with traffic being off the roads.
Youth took to the streets near Cement bridge, tehsil point and old transport bridge and indulged in stone pelting. Police retaliated with tear smoke canisters and batons. Youth formed small groups and fought pitched battles with police.
The shut down hit the Baisakhi celebrations. Many members of Sikh community complained that they were unable to reach the Chattipath Shahi in Varmul due to the clashes.

10 injured in Kashmir clashes

sify.com

2010-04-15
Ten people, including five policemen, were injured as protestors clashed with the security forces Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, police said.
The protests started after a youth drowned in Jhelum river Tuesday. Locals alleged that Zubar-ul-Hassan Bhat had jumped into the river after being chased by police during clashes in the town.
Muntazer Bashir, a Class 11 student, was critically injured Wednesday after being hit on the head by a tear gas shell, police said.
Clashes erupted early Wednesday morning after slogan shouting and stone pelting mobs took to streets.
Police fired warning shots and repeatedly fired tear gas shells to control the mob.
Late Tuesday, two paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were wounded in a grenade explosion.