Protests erupted at various places in north Kashmir’sBaramulla district on Monday against the rape of a minor girl in Sumbal area ofBandipora district last week.
Demanding stern punishment against the accused, scores of protesters assembled at Hygam in Baramulla and blocked the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway for several hours.
The protesters while demanding stern action against the accused,also sought immediate action against the school principal who had allegedlyissued a certificate declaring the accused as a minor.
Protests were also reported from Bohripora and General busstand Sopore.
All shops and business establishments are closed in Soporeand its outskirts while as traffic movement was thin on roads as well.
Reports said the students of degree college Sopore andhigher secondary school held a peaceful protest at Iqbal market area of thetown.