Violence in the Valley: Students, transport workers protest

J-K VIOLENCE: Two separate incidents of violence broke out in Jammu and Srinagar on Tuesday.

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New Delhi: Two separate incidents of violence broke out in Jammu and Srinagar on Tuesday forcing police to resort to lathicharge in an attempt at restoring normalcy.

Five hundred employees of the Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation and their families were protesting the delay in the payment of their salaries. They claim they haven't been paid for the past five months.

The crowd was marching to the civil secretariat when police tried to stop them near Lal Chowk, one of the busiest areas in the state. Water canons and tear gas shells were used to disperse the mob and 12 people have been injured.

STUDENT PROTEST

In the second incident, five students of the Jammu University were injured after clashes broke out between the students and the state police.

The students have been protesting against the fact that Jammu University has not yet been granted a Central status whereas the Kashmir University has. They pelted stones at the police and police in turn resorted to lathicharge to control the mob.

Police managed to restrict the students to their campus, in an effort not to let the violence spill out on the streets.