SRINAGAR: Violence in Kashmir valley escalated further on Sunday when seven persons including a woman were killed in separate incidents with four of them perishing in a blast after explosives went off in a police station set afire by a mob.
With the seven deaths, the number of people killed in the fresh wave of violence since Friday has risen to 13.
Meanwhile in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS) met on Sunday night for the second time under a month to take stock of the situation in Kashmir valley.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister appealed for calm and asked political parties and leaders to cooperate with the Government to bring back peace in the state. He vowed to deal sternly with law breakers and the perpetrators of violence, asserting that he will not allow them "to win".
Four civilians were killed and 35 others injured when a mob set afire tonight to a police station, where explosives were stored, triggering a massive blast in Khrew area on outskirts of Srinagar city, police said.
A mob had laid siege to the police station, 20 kms from here, and started pelting stones after which additional forces were rushed to the area who rescued the police personnel in the police station.
The Times of India
