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About 4,000 people arrested in Kashmir since August 5: govt sources to AFP
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About 4,000 people arrested in Kashmir since August 5: govt sources to AFP
Srinagar, August 18, 2019 18:15 IST
A police official who asked to remain anonymous told AFP “around 6,000 people were medically examined at a couple of places in Srinagar after they were detained”.
“They are first sent to the central jail in Srinagar and later flown out of here in military aircrafts,” he added.
Another security official said "thousands are jailed" but that the figure did not include other residents whose detentions at police stations had not been recorded.
Protesters injured
The revelations came as eight people were injured during weekend protests in Srinagar with authorities reimposing heavy restrictions to quell any unrest.
Authorities were gradually easing a massive movement and communications lockdown imposed two weeks ago.
But clashes in a dozen locations around Srinagar on Saturday saw restrictions brought back in some locations, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, citing unnamed officials. Authorities have previously denied or played down reports of any violence and stressed that most of the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley has been peaceful.
State government spokesman Kansal told reporters late Saturday that eight people had been injured in the clashes but did not provide further details.
A senior government official told AFP earlier Sunday that more telephone exchanges would return to normal operations "by the evening".
Schools in some areas would reopen on Monday, officials said.
“They are first sent to the central jail in Srinagar and later flown out of here in military aircrafts,” he added.
Another security official said "thousands are jailed" but that the figure did not include other residents whose detentions at police stations had not been recorded.
Protesters injured
The revelations came as eight people were injured during weekend protests in Srinagar with authorities reimposing heavy restrictions to quell any unrest.
Authorities were gradually easing a massive movement and communications lockdown imposed two weeks ago.
But clashes in a dozen locations around Srinagar on Saturday saw restrictions brought back in some locations, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, citing unnamed officials. Authorities have previously denied or played down reports of any violence and stressed that most of the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley has been peaceful.
State government spokesman Kansal told reporters late Saturday that eight people had been injured in the clashes but did not provide further details.
A senior government official told AFP earlier Sunday that more telephone exchanges would return to normal operations "by the evening".
Schools in some areas would reopen on Monday, officials said.