J&K High Court on Monday took suomotto cognizance of the mysterious burning of schools across Kashmir Valley and directed the State Government to issue instructions to concerned district authorities for taking preventive and protective measures.
The State Government has also been asked by the HC to file a consolidated compliance report about the steps taken to protect schools, by next week.
The High Court has further directed the Government to unmask the mysterious enemies of education and deal them with iron hand.
Over two dozen schools have been set on fire and Government has indirectly blamed separatists for these incidents. However, separatist leader Yasin Malik on Sunday blamed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Education Minister Naeem Akhtar for burning of schools.
The J&K Police has already detained nearly a dozen people for questioning over these fire incidents. In past two days, four schools were set ablaze.
Meanwhile, over a dozen people, including a teenage girl, were injured in clashes in south Kashmir’s Pulwama District, when security forces cordoned off Rohomu village.
A police spokesman said security forces cordoned off Rohomu village in Pulwama this morning and some miscreants assembled and pelted stones on the forces.
“later on a huge mob assembled and pelted stones on the security forces camp. The reinforcement was sent to the spot. In this incident some persons, police and CRPF personnel Including three officers were injured. Most of the injured were discharged after first aid,” he said. In Sopore, miscreants hurled a petrol bomb near Sub District Hospital Sopore.