Government disallows meeting of Hurriyat leaders in SrinagarFresh violence erupted in the Valley on Wednesday leaving over 40, including 35 security personnel, injured. “Besides the Superintendent of Police, Hazratbal, 35 police and security forces personnel were injured,” he said. Locals alleged that the security forces used brutal power during a crackdown in Anchar. They claimed that a shrine became the target of the security forces’ action. In another development, the J&K government disallowed a meeting of Hurriyat leaders in Srinagar where plans to extend the protests were to be discussed.

Source: The Hindu November 02, 2016 18:49 UTC