Srinagar, August 03 (KMS): Thousands of people defying strict curfew restrictions marched on the streets in Srinagar and other towns of Kashmir valley, today, while the indiscriminate firing of Indian troops resulted in the killing of six more demonstrators. Of those martyred four were shot dead in different localities of Srinagar, one each at Frisal in Kulgam and in Baramulla.
Several protesters were injured when the troops resorted to firing and teargas shelling in Srinagar, Budgam, Bandipora, Naidkhai, Kupwara, Trehgam, Kralpora and other towns. The protesters, which included a large number of women, raised pro-freedom slogans, asking Indian troops to withdraw from the territory. The demonstrators blocked Srinagar-Jammu highway at several places. People took to streets despite the fact that the authorities had announced shoot-at-sight orders and Special Flying Squads had warned the residents not to come out of their homes.
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of one of the martyred at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. A youth of Khrew, who was injured in troops’ firing on Sunday, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Srinagar, today. As the body of the martyred reached Khrew, thousands of people assembled in the area and raised anti-India slogans.
The APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq c
ontinued to remain under house arrest and th
e authorities, this morning, re-arrested veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani from Soura Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar. He had been released yesterday.
On the other hand, thousand of paramilitary personnel have been despatched from New Delhi to the occupied territory. 
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