Kupwara, Apr 18 (KNS): After the relaxation in curfew for three hours, the authorities on Monday re-imposed curfew in Handwara town of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district after the clashes erupted during relaxation hours.
As soon as the protest was relaxed in the town, the locals took to streets and protested against the five killings in the district. “The protesters pelted stone to the police while the forces deployed in the area disbursed to tear smoke shells to disperse the agitated protesters,” locals told KNS.
They said that soon after the clashes, the authorities re-imposed curfew in the town.
According to an official, the curfew was relaxed for three from the locality but soon after the clashes erupted in the town; they imposed restrictions once again to thwart any possible protests in the area.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Pertinently, the authorities had announced relaxation in curfew from 8-11am. The curfew remained in force from Tuesday, after the killing of three civilians, including a woman, in army firing on locals during the protests against an alleged molestation of a minor girl by an army man in Handwara town on Tuesday.
Two more youth were also killed on Wednesday and Friday during the protests following the killings of three persons in the district. (KNS)