Demonstrators began hurling stones after government forces tried to prevent them from marching in the town of Pampore, a police officer said.
Government forces opened fire, killing two of the protesters, the officer said.
Another person was killed and five others were injured in firing by government forces in the nearby town of Khrew where hundreds of people marched through the streets chanting pro-independence slogans, the officer said.
Two people were shot dead and five wounded Saturday after police in two towns opened fire on protesters who attacked their camps and pelted them with rocks.
Hundreds of residents of Pampore and nearby villages joined the demonstrations on Sunday and set government buildings and vehicles on fire after hearing about the shooting deaths of the two people, police and witnesses said. The recent tension in the Himalayan region is reminiscent of the late 1980s, when protests against New Delhi’s rule sparked an armed conflict. The region has been under a rolling curfew and strikes after anti-India street protests and clashes surged.
The latest cycle of protests against India in the troubled region has left at least 26 dead — mostly teenagers and young men in their 20s - over the past six weeks.
Tens of thousands of police and paramilitary soldiers in riot gear patrolled deserted streets on Sunday in Kashmir.
In Sringar, the main city in Indian Kashmir, troops laid razor wire and erected steel barricades on the streets. They announced over public address systems mounted on their vehicles that stern action would be taken against those violating the curfew.
However, groups of protesters came out on the streets in at least three neighborhoods in Srinagar, chanting “Go India! Go back” and “We want freedom.”
