Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Apr 30: A civilian was killed and five persons, including four policemen and a civilian, injured in a grenade attack in Khanyar area of Srinagar this evening while militants shot at and critically injured a man in Pulwama district of South Kashmir.
Six persons, including two civilians and four cops, were injured in a grenade blast outside Khanyar police station this evening. Militants hurled the grenade at a police bunker and it fell on the road injuring four cops and two civilians. One of the injured civilians was declared dead on arrival at the Gousia hospital adjacent to the Police Station. The deceased was identified as Ghulam Mohammad Khan, 65, of Illahi Bagh Srinagar.
Militants tonight barged into the house of Nisar Ahmad Mir at Prachu, Pulwama but he was not present in the house. As the militants were coming out of the house, he was heading home and militants fired at him. He was critically injured and shifted to Pulwama hospital where from he was referred to Srinagar for treatment. Mir is plumber by profession.
In the meantime, normal life in Kashmir was today affected due to a shutdown called by separatists against killing of a civilian in Kupwara district in Army firing three days ago.
Most of the shops, commercial establishments and fuel stations in summer capital Srinagar were closed since morning. The Government offices and educational institutes were closed on the account of Sunday holiday. Public transport was largely off the roads but private vehicles were plying smoothly.
To scuttle protests, security forces in large numbers were deployed in areas falling under five Police Stations of Old City. The security personnel were also deployed in areas like Lal Chowk, Maisuma and Batamaloo of the city. Police said the day passed off peacefully in Srinagar and there was no incident of violence during the day.
The civilian namely Mohammad Yousuf was killed when Army on April 27 opened fire on protesters seeking bodies of two Fidayeen attackers who attacked its base at Panzgam village of Chowkibal area of Kupwara district. The incident triggered protests in Kupwara areas and condemnation from separatists.
The strike was also observed in other districts of the Valley while public transport connectivity on inter-district routes was partially affected. Police detained separatist leader Nayeem Khan at Kralpora area of Kupwara district. A stone-throwing clash erupted between youth and security forces at Bijbehara area of Anantnag district, the police said, adding the situation in rest of the Valley was peaceful.
And the district administration said here that classwork in Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School, Maulana Azad Road and MP Higher Secondary School, Bagh-e-Dilawar Khan here shall remain suspended tomorrow. The classwork in these two schools have had remained suspended since past week after massive protests by students rocked city centre here against police action in Pulwama Degree College and elsewhere
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