The border town of Uri Baramulla has been handed over to army after violent clashes broke out over the burial of unidentified person near an army camp. SHO and SDM were injured in clashes and a police vehicle was torched. Curfew has been clamped in the town.
Reports said protests erupted yesterday afternoon after the locals spotted a fresh grave near an army camp and a body wrapped in mate in the grave. As the news spread the locals of the border marched towards the grave and demanded exhumation.
Police did pay heed to their demand and lobbed tear smoke shells to disperse them. Police has told the protesting residents that some weeeks ago one unidentified militant was killed in Haigam area of Sopore and he has been buried in the grave. The people did not buy the police version and demanded the exhumation.
The protestors damaged the new building of police station Uri and torched the vehicle of SDM. SHO and SDM took refuge in the army camp. SHO and SDPO were also injured.
As the situation was going out of control and the massive protests were going on army took the control of town. Reports said that hundreds of people from Garkote tried to march towards the Uri town; however police lobbed tear smoke shells and dispersed them.
Curfew has been clamped in the town and at least 20 have so far arrested by the police in raids.
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