Srinagar, Oct 26 (KNS): Protests and spontaneous shutdown is being observed in Anantnag town Monday against arrest of dozens of youth by police from the last week. Eyewitnesses said that scores of men, women and youth gathered at Mattan and Lalchowk in the town and staged an sit-in. They shouted slogans against the government and police for arresting the youth. Shops and other business units were closed after the protests, while transport was also affected.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThe district was embroiled by protests and clashes over the killing of Zahid Rasool Bhat, a local trucker who was attacked by fire-bombs in Udhampur by a Hindu mob on October 9. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Syed javaid Mujtaba Gillani, had on Sunday told KNS that 36 youth were arrested for stone pelting and protests. No top official of police and administration was available for comments. (KNS)