Hundreds of youths on Wednesday defied restrictions and tried to wade into the encounter site in Pulwama where Hizbul Mujahideen chief Riyaz Naikoo was trapped with an associate. A video clip from the encounter site showed youths raining blows on a mobile bunker vehicle with sticks and some climbing atop. The authorities have suspended all mobile and Internet connects, barring that of BSNL, since Wednesday morning to prevent a flare-up. Police sources said it was the deadliest mob violence in the Valley in months. Sporadic incidents of violence were reported in Naikoo’s home in Awantipora despite curfew-like restrictions that were imposed across large parts of the Valley.

Source: The Telegraph May 08, 2020 00:55 UTC