REPUBLIC DAY UNDER SIEGE IN KASHMIR: STONE-PELTING MOBS CLASH WITH FORCES
Hurriyat Bandh Call Paralyzes Valley; Heavy Stone Pelting on Security Grid & Police Posts
On Republic Day 2010, separatist Hurriyat leaders orchestrated a complete shutdown across Kashmir, instigating synchronized stone-pelting mobs against CRPF pickets and police stations in Srinagar, Sopore, and Pulwama.
Over 25 security personnel were injured as iron marbles, bricks, and petrol bottles were hurled by masked rioters while the state government imposed rolling curfews and cellular blackouts.
The cycle of organized stone-pelting against security forces escalated throughout 2010 with zero political accountability.
📌 Key Figures & Decision Makers
- ▸ Syed Ali Shah Geelani
- ▸ Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
- ▸ Omar Abdullah
- • MHA Internal Security Assessment on J&K Stone Pelting Networks (Ministry of Home Affairs, 2010)