Srinagar: Clashes erupted between protesters and government forces near the site of a gunfight in Utoora village of Kreeri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday.

Reports said that youth took to streets in Utoora and its adjoining villages of Kreeri this morning shouting pro-freedom slogans pelted rocks at the government forces.

The government forces lobbed tear gas canisters to disperse the stone pelting protesters.

Meanwhile, gunfight continues in Utoora village between militants and forces.