Taking to social networking site twitter Mirwaiz wrote: “Heavy deployment of Govt forces around  #JamaMasjid even in this holy month leading to tension& agitation. Dozens of civilians injured after forces resorted to pellet &teargas shelling!large number of people unable to come out of the mosque.Condemn the deployment and forces action”.

Several civilians were injured among them few were hit with pellets in their eyes following the clashes at Jamia Masjid.