Curfew defied in Kupwara, Trehgam

From Greater Kashmir

Protesters ransack security posts

Shahid Rafiq

Lastupdate at : Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:40:28 IST

Kupwara: Thousands of people are defying curfew in Kupwara town and the villages along the Kupwara-Chowkibal Road leading to the Line of Control. 

So far, one post of the Border Security Force (BSF) has been ransacked while a Water Filtration Plant occupied and used by paramilitray CRPF has been damaged. 

Army is now assisting the CRPF and Police in containing the demonstrations. Army personnel also opened fire in the air at several places along the road to disperse the protesters. 

There are no reports of any casualties so far. 

Meanwhile, around 20,000 people have descended on Shumnag village from surrounding villages of Kralpora where a youth was killed in firing yesterday