Srinagar, September 08: Indian Intelligence officials has revealed that terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-taiba are behind stone pelting in kashmir .IB has blamed the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group for violent anti-India demonstrations sweeping across the valley .The Valley was rocked by violence following the death
of a teenager on June 11 after he was allegedly hit by a tear smoke shell near Rajouri Kadal area of the old city.Sixty-nine people have been killed in the ongoing unrest in the Valley.
IB has conveyed this information to the Central and state government .
According to intelligence bureau financial support is being provided to the people by a local supplier in return for their participation in stone pelting and violent protests .The said information has been intercepted by the IB officials .The terrorists want that central government and the state government
“Curfew is in force in the entire Srinagar city as there has been no improvement in the situation. Stone pelting incidents on security forces and installations continued till late last night at many places,” police said.
On June 30, 2010,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation in the Valley which has witnessed stone-pelting and attacks on security forces . Home Minister P Chidambaram, Defence Minister A K Antony and top officials were present.
Curfew continued in Srinagar city for the second day on wednesday while it was extended to two towns in Anantnag district following violent clashes between protestors and security forces in these areas.
Anantnag district town and nearby Bijbehara town in south Kashmir were also brought under curfew after incidents of stone pelting were reported from these areas yesterday.
Police has also imposed restrictions on the movement of people in nine districts of the Valley as a precautionary measure.”Although no major incident took place anywhere in the Valley yesterday, curfew and restrictions have been imposed as a precautionary measure,” they said.
Four persons were injured in late night clashes between security forces and stone-pelting mobs in Batmaloo,
Karan Nagar and Chota Bazaar area of the city. The mob tried to attack and ransack the police station
at Karan Nagar following which police fired several shots in the air to disperse them. This was second attack on the Karan Nagar Police Station in as many days after a mob hurled a petrol bombs at it on Monday night.
Curfew was imposed in Srinagar city yesterday in view of violent protests and stone pelting incidents in many areas after four persons were killed when security forces allegedly opened fire on a stone-pelting mob that had attacked inspector general of police SM Sahai’s convoy in Pattan area.
—Agencies