Separatists have extended the protest shutdown in the Valley until Wednesday.
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One more civilian in Kashmir valley succumbed to injuries at the SKIMS hospital taking the death toll to 35. Many people have suffered bullet wounds and injuries from pellets.
Restrictions were imposed only in some parts of Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag and other parts of the districts on Tuesday. At least 24 people have been killed in the forces firing on civilians.
This is amid local reports that the death toll in ongoing clashes between Indian security forces and protesters reached 32 people. “There is clear direction to forces to kill people as is evident from the pattern by which the protesters are being targeted”, he added.
He said the restrictions were being enforced strictly on Monday to avoid any further loss of life or damage to property. The two sides are divided by a heavily militarized Line of Control.
He said that it has been the worst civilian unrest to hit the region since 2010, when 110 people were killed in anti-India protests after Indian police shot dead a teenager.
Police stations and military installations were attacked in violent clashes afterwards, with several buildings burned down police said.
The state government has called for calm and has also cut off Internet and mobile phone networks to try to stop the protests spreading.
Earlier on Sunday, the Foreign Office spokesperson also issued a statement deploring the oppressive measures adopted by Indian forces and called the killing of Wani as extrajudicial. Indian authorities had said Monday they sent at least 2,000 more law enforcement troops to the mountainous region, where hundreds of thousands already are deployed permanently.
During a regular briefing in New York, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon expressed concern over the situation developing in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
Wani joined the Mujiahdeen rebel group at the age of 15 after his brother was allegedly tortured by government forces, and quickly became a rallying point for Kashmir’s youth.
Additional reinforcements have been rushed by the Centre to contain the protests which have erupted in areas of south Kashmir like Damhal Hanjipora, Muqam, Seer, Shangus and Noorabad which were traditionally seen as bastions of mainstream political parties.
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Pal, who is posted as duty officer at Sangam police post in Bibjehara area of Anantnag district, was not at home at the time of the attack.
