Five people were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters on Sunday - the day the Srinagar parliamentary constituency went to polls to choose its candidate for the parliament. Large spread violence was reported from Budgam area in central Kashmir, which is a part of the three districts voting in the elections - Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal. MLA of Budgam Agha Ruhullah said miscreants attacked most of the polling booths in Beerwah and Budgam. In Srinagar district, while some polling booths reported zero polling, traditional high-voting areas like Zadibal and Khanyar witnessed not more than a few percent of votes. Three civilians were killed when security forces opened fire at a crowd of protestors allegedly throwing stones at troops engaged in a counter-insurgency raid.

Source: Hindustan Times April 09, 2017 05:44 UTC