Clashes between supporters of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and police marred Eid celebrations in Kashmir valley on Monday,leaving scores injured. The trouble erupted soon after the Eid prayers when supporters of Geelani,chairman of the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference,tried to stage demonstrations in the city protesting his continued house arrest. Police fired smoke shells and used batons to disperse the stone-pelting protesters who fought pitched battles with them in which scores were injured,officials said. Chanting slogans,the protesters,displaying photographs of Geelani,tried to march towards his Hyderpora residence here when police stopped them which led to the clashes. Geelani,arrested under the Public Safety Act,was released after 95 days on September eight,but was put under house arrest the next day. Supporters of the Hurriyat hawk also staged protests soon after the prayers in Sopore,Baramulla,Anantnag and Pulwama districts. However,they dispersed when police intervened,the officials said.
