Indian forces have used tear gas as well as pellet guns to vanquish thousands of stone attacking anti-India protesters who took to the streets in succession to special Eid prayers in the Indian portion of Kashmir. Furthermore, a police officer expressed dozens of protesters, police along with paramilitary officers were injured in the clashes on Friday at several places in Srinagar, the main city in the Indian portion of Kashmir.

He spoke on condition of namelessness as he was not legally permitted to talk to reporters. Authorities put several separatist leaders under house arrest to stop them from leading the protesters on the Eid al-Fitr holiday under the scenario of the fasting month of Ramadan.

(AW:Samrat Biswas)