The BSF opened fire in Pakharpora near Charar-e-Sharif area to disperse a stone pelting crowd and one civilian was killed and five injured in clashes. Violent incidents were reported particularly from areas of central Kashmir’s district Budgam where angered youth pelted stones on polling booths in the wee hours, a police official said.
The polling in majority of the areas was even below 1 per cent in the first two hours. In Kangan and Ganderbal also trends of low turn out were witnessed. Two polling stations had to be abandoned because of heavy stone pelting in the Charar-e-Sharif area. Meanwhile unconfirmed reports said the condition of two of those injured is critical.
The stone-pelting incidents were also reported from Ganderbal district of central Kashmir also a part of Srinagar Parliamentary constituency .
Meanwhile, normal life was badly hit in all the three poll-bound districts Srinagar,Budgam and Ganderbal in view of the shut down call called by joint separatist leadership asking the people to boycott the lok sabha bye elections .
Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments in the districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal were shut, while public transport was off the roads, the official said.
