Separately, about 300 protesters stoned the home of state Education Minister Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed, who escaped injury, a police officer said. His guards fired at the demonstrators, wounding five, the officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
The anti-India protests erupted hours after police formally accused a key separatist leader of treason for allegedly inciting participants in a massive rally to torch government offices a day earlier.
Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq could face the death sentence or life imprisonment if prosecutors proceed with charges against him and he is convicted. However, police have brought similar cases against other separatist leaders in the past and they have rarely been pursued.
After leading Eid prayer Saturday, Farooq asked worshippers to march in Srinagar, the main city. Some protesters later attacked and burned a building housing the offices of the state police and electricity department.
Shiv Murari Sahai, a senior police officer, said police were investigating those responsible for the violence.
Farooq on Sunday denied inciting people to burn the government offices. The accusation “is a desperate attempt to dilute the political significance of thousands of Kashmiris who gathered... demanding their right to self determination,” he said.
Armored vehicles patrolled the streets Sunday and security forces used steel and barbed-wire barricades to seal off public squares and neighborhoods. Scores of people defied the curfew throughout the region and clashed with government forces, police said.
