Situation was tense and authorities imposed section 144, which bars gathering of more than four persons at a place, in various parts of Jammu city. Some youth were taken into custody, police officials said.
One youth was killed and 6 people including 2 cops were injured in clashes during which the mob pelted stones and police responded by cane-charging and teargas shelling in Satwari area of the city, police officials said.
Trouble started when hundreds of sikh youth, armed with sticks and 'kirpans', converged on Ranibagh-Gandhigarh belt on Satwari-R S Pura road and blocked traffic in protest against the removal of Bhindranwale's posters put up by an organisation of the community ahead of his death anniversary on June 6, the officials said.
Raising slogans against police and government, some of them also tried to block the Jammu-Pathankote highway at Satwari. Reports said some of them also raised pro-Khalistan slogans.
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Heavy contingent of police rushed to the spot and asked them remove blockade from the road and allow the traffic but sikh youth pelted stones at police, triggering clashes.
This is for the first time that posters of the slain Sikh militant leader had come up in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
A police officer was injured yesterday after being stabbed allegedly by some sikh youth protesting against removal of these posters.
Sub-inspector Arun Kumar was critically wounded after he was attacked with a sharp edged weapon by some sikh youth, police said, adding he has received several stitches and is admitted in GMC hospital with two other policemen.
Station House Officer (SHO) of Satwari Police Station removed the posters, triggering protests from sikh youths.