Srinagar/Oct,5: Clashes Thursday afternoon erupted between youth and police in Samboora area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
An official said that youth pelted stones on police personnel who had reached Samboora after the former caught hold of an alleged braid-chopper.
“As soon as we heard about the incident, we tried to reach at the spot but youths pelted us with stones,” said SHO Pampore Adil Rashid.
Police lobbed teargas shells to disperse the youth, said a local, adding that several youth were detained.
Earlier, locals said that they caught hold of a person who was trying to flee after cutting the braid of a girl.
