Kashmiri women shout anti-Indian slogans as they mourn the death of a youth in Indian Occupied Kashmir________________________________________________________
Thousands of people were out in the streets and mosque loudspeakers were blaring revolutionary songs late Sunday night as anger mounted in Kashmir over the fresh killings during the day.Police and CRPF have reportedly fired at a number of places and there were reports of an unspecified number of casualties.
Reports pouring in said processions were being taken out in the dark across Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla, Pampore, Pulwama and Ganderbal.
In Srinagar Nishat, Ishber and Shalimar areas along the Dal Lake and Buchpora, Umar Colony, Lal Bazar, Ahmed Nagar, Baghat-Barzulla, Sanat Nagar, Parraypora, Hyderpora, Rawalpora, Chanpora and most parts of old city like Khanyar, areas around Nalamar, Narwara, Hawal, Lalbazar and Soura were reverberating with the slogans for freedom of Kashmir.
In Nowhatta, Gojwara, Safa Kadal, Fateh Kadal thousands of people were out of their homes marching and raising slogans.
In Batmaloo police and CRPF opened fire at protesters, injuring at least one of them.
In Khanyar reports of CRPF opening fire on a night time demonstration has also come in. unconfirmed reports said there were some casualties there.
Clashes were also reported from adjoining Karanagar area.
The chief minister of Indian Occupied Kashmir flew to New Delhi for crisis talks Monday over an eruption of violence between anti-India protesters and police that has left more than 30 people dead.
Indian Occupied Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who appealed for an end to the violence in a television broadcast on Sunday, was to meet Home Minister P. Chidambaram and later Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, state officials said.
Indian Occupied Kashmir is currently embroiled in the deadliest wave of unrest to hit the Muslim-majority region for two years.
The death in early June of a 17-year-old student -- killed by a police tear-gas shell -- triggered a rolling series of protests against Indian rule that has seen 31 protesters killed, most of them as a result of police firing.
Thirteen people have died since Friday alone, including four who were killed Sunday when an arson attack on a police station ignited some stored explosives, demolishing the building.
A 20-year separatist insurgency inIndian Occupied Kashmir has claimed thousands of lives, although the level of violence had been on the decrease in recent years.India and Pakistan each hold part of Kashmir but claim it in full. The nuclear-armed neighbours have fought two wars over the region since independence in 1947.
Indian officials say Pakistan-backed hardline separatists are behind the latest unrest, but locals say it is the spontaneous result of years of pent-up frustration, and alleged abuses by police and paramilitary forces.
Decades of on-off political dialogue about the status of the disputed territory have made no tangible progress, and employment is running high, especially among young people.
In his television address, Abdullah acknowledged the underlying sense of resentment, but argued that further violence would only hinder efforts at bringing some economic relief to the insurgency-wracked region.
"I know the youth of the valley is angry... it sees no hope... no light in this darkness. I want to lead them (and) show them light, but only if my government gets a chance to work," he pleaded.
"Our children would not be able to compete with the rest of the world if situation like this continues. The future of the youth is in danger."
Police and paramilitary forces sought to enforce a strict curfew Monday in the main Kashmiri city of Srinagar and other towns and villages across the Indian Occupied Kashmir valley.
Despite the heavy security presence, residents have regularly defied the persistent curfews to stage large-scale street demonstrations.
Police say they have only opened fire after coming under attack, and after first trying to disperse the crowds with baton charges and tear gas.
Locals insist say the protests have been vocal but peaceful.
Last week, Abdullah's government ordered a judicial probe into the protester deaths. The inquiry will be led by two retired judges and has been tasked with submitting a report within three months.
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