The reports also said that several students were injured in the clashes.
Students from a government higher secondary school in Newa area of Pulwama district staged a protest against the alleged high-handedness of security forces.
When they refused to clear the area, police lobbed tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
The students pelted stones at security forces, who lathicharged the crowd and fire tear gas canisters.
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