Pulwama: A woman has been injured during the clashes between government forces and protesters in Pampore town of this south Kashmir district, even as the Srinagar-Jammu highway continues to remain blocked.
An eye witness said that people, mostly youth, took to streets and pelted the forces with stones as the news of a local militant, Mohd Amin Mir of Drangbal Pampore.
Mir and his associate, Mukhtar Ahmad Khan son of Brass Arizal, were killed in a gunfight in Zugoo area of Arizal today morning.
During the clashes, a woman was injured after being hit by the stone on her head. She was shifted to a nearest hospital for treatment.
The protesters also blocked Srinagar-Jammu highway near Namblabal and the entire area is observing the shutdown.