Days after calling reports of unrest in Srinagar's Soura 'fabricated', MHA admits to incident, but maintains no bullets were fired

Days after calling reports of protests and violence in Srinagar ‘fabricated and incorrect’, the Ministry of Home Affairs wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that ‘miscreants mingled with people returning home after prayers at a local mosque’ in Soura Days after calling reports of protests and violence in Jammu and Kashmir “fabricated and incorrect”, the Ministry of Home Affairs wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that “miscreants mingled with people returning home after prayers at a local mosque” in Srinagar’s Soura, leading to violence but not resulting in the firing of bullets. It is reiterated that no bullets have been fired in #JammuAndKashmir since the development related to #Article370@diprjk @JmuKmrPolice — Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs August 13, 2019 Protests erupted last week in Soura, a locality in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar after the Central Government abrogated Article 370, a move which revoked the special status accorded to the state. Last week, videos of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval visiting various parts of Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar and Anantnag, interacting with locals went viral on social media, while the Ministry of Home Affairs and Jammu and Kashmir Police urged people to not believe “fabricated and motivated news”. — Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs August 10, 2019 Indian and international media organisations like BBC, Reuters and Al-Jazeera, reported unrest in Jammu and Kashmir ever since the Indian parliament approved the revocation of Article 370 and splitting the state into two union territories — Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.