11 dead, 200 injured in violence in J&K after Burhan Wani's killing
Angry protesters set ablaze two police stations.
Following the massacre, Union home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted: "Deeply anguished at the loss of precious lives in incidents of violence in Jammu &Kashmir. Also pray for the speedy recovery of the injured."
He wrote: "I appeal to the people of J&K to remain calm and maintain peace. Centre is working with the State govt. to bring normalcy in Kashmir valley."
Burhan was buried in his hometown Tral with nearly two lakh people participating in the funeral procession. Witnesses said at least two militants fired pistol rounds in the air to salute their fallen commander.
Reports said that the mourners were in lakhs and due to lack of ample space thousands could not adjust themselves in the Eidgah for prayers. There were female folk mourning the death outside the Eidgah premises.
Wani, a 22-year-old commander of Kashmir's largest militant group HM, was killed along with two associates during a brief gun battle with government forces on Friday.
Authorities handed the body of Wani, viewed by locals as a hero since he joined the rebel group at the age of 15, over to his family on early Saturday morning.
Authorities imposed a curfew in large parts of the territory and suspended mobile networks and internet to prevent wide-scale demonstrations.
But thousands defied the restrictions as tensions intensified and clashes spread.
Government forced fired tear gas canisters and live ammunition at protesters in several places.
Parts of Srinagar city reeled under declared curfew while civil lines areas observed complete shutdown authorities in a bid to maintain law and order in summer capital imposed curfew in old Srinagar city. Curfew was also imposed in volatile Maisuma locality that houses the headquarters of pro-freedom party Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front.
Meanwhile, Additional Director General CID SM Sahai while addressing a press conference had said, “Following the killing of three militants in Verinag on Friday, violent clashes occurred in various parts of the Valley on Saturday. Unruly mobs attacked security forces, civil, police establishments and vital installations throughout the Valley.”
SM Sahai said 96 forces personnel were seriously injured.
“The police and security personnel used tear gas to disperse the crowds. At a couple of places, during crowd control ten people died,” he said.
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