Curfew was relaxed for four hours by rotation in Srinagar areas on Saturday even as three more protesters were killed and 17 injured in police firing in southern Anantnag, and at Palhalan, in north-western Baramulla district.
The relaxation in round-the-clock curfew, in force in Srinagar and other cities and towns of the Kashmir Valley since last Sunday, passed off peacefully except for pro-freedom protests in some areas, including Batmaloo.
In the areas under the jurisdiction of police stations Saddar, Shaeed Gunj, Sadder, Shergari, Batm-aloo, Rajbagh, Pantha-chowk, Nowgam, Kothi-bagh, Ram Munshi Bagh, Nishat and Harwan curfew was lifted for four hours from noon and in other parts of the city from 3 pm, the police said.
In Anantnag, security forces opened fire on a funeral procession, killing one civilian and wounding at least 12 others while at Palhalan a mob blocked the Srinagar-Baramulla highway and allegedly started hurling stones at security personnel, who fired live ammunition to bring the situation under control. Of the six injured, two died in hospital.