However, people, mostly women staged a protest to stop the forces from entering the mosque.
Ten persons, including eight women, were injured after government forces fired pellets to break up a demonstration in Shopian town in south Kashmir on Saturday.
Witnesses said that forces raided a locality in the town to stop the anthem being played on the public address system of a mosque on the maiden death anniversary of slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
![The area, he said, has been cordoned off and further investigations have been taken up.. [Screengrab]](https://i1.wp.com/www.greaterkashmir.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IED-Blast-Pulwama-e1614946940708.png?resize=250%2C175&ssl=1)
However, people, mostly women staged a protest to stop the forces from entering the mosque.
The forces, they said, fired pellets at the protesters, resulting into injuries to ten people.
A woman hit by pellets has been shifted to Srinagar for specialized treatment, they said.
