Army Wednesday morning allegedly disallowed the fruit dealers from carrying out business at fruit mandi Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
A businessman said, “Since the unrest erupted in Kashmir, we normally carry out business during wee hours of morning up to 9:00 am. But on Wednesday Army’s 22 RR unit was already stationed there and disallowed us from carrying out business. It irked some people.”
Following the interference by Army’s 22 RR unit, people turned angry and raised slogans against the Army resulting in clashes.
Reports said scores of people are said to be injured by army action.
SP Sopore Harmeet Singh said, “There were two incidents of stone pelting in Sopore on Wednesday morning, one at fruit mandi and another at Ladoora. At both the places Army vehicles came under heavy stone pelting. The forces exercised maximum restrain, however, few people suffered minor injuries.”