Srinagar : At least 21 persons were picked up by the security forces from Murran village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday night.

Locals said  that contingents of forces raided the village at around 12:30.am  and searched a cluster of houses.

During  the searches at least 21 youth including 8 teenagers were detained, they said.

A police official said that the youth were detained for their involvement in stone pelting on government forces.