2010 KASHMIR SUMMER AGITATION ERUPTS: ORGANIZED STONE-PELTING MOBS MOBILIZED
Sopore & Baramulla Rocked by Mass Clashes; CRPF Pickets Surrounded by Rioters
In early June 2010, following the Machil encounter controversy, separatist factions unleashed the infamous 2010 Kashmir Summer Agitation, transforming stone-pelting into an organized, salaried mob tactic.
Thousands of youths were mobilized through mosques and social media to pelt stones, brickbats, and petrol bombs at CRPF patrols and police bunkers, paralyzing normal life for over 100 consecutive days.
Security agencies documented hawala networks funding stone-pelters at ₹500 per day to maintain continuous street confrontation.
📌 Key Figures & Decision Makers
- ▸ Syed Ali Shah Geelani
- ▸ Omar Abdullah
- ▸ P. Chidambaram
- • Intelligence Bureau Dossier on Hawala Funding for Stone Pelting in Kashmir (Ministry of Home Affairs, 2011)