Protests erupt in Kashmir after sentencing of Yasin Malik – in pictures

  • Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Srinagar to protest against the sentencing of Yasin Malik on Wednesday. AFP
    Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Srinagar to protest against the sentencing of Yasin Malik on Wednesday. AFP
  • Protesters clash with Indian police during a protest against the sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    Protesters clash with Indian police during a protest against the sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • Malik, the former militant commander-turned-pro-independence politician, was given two life sentences, four 10-year jail terms and one five-year sentence, all to be served concurrently. Reuters
    Malik, the former militant commander-turned-pro-independence politician, was given two life sentences, four 10-year jail terms and one five-year sentence, all to be served concurrently. Reuters
  • He was convicted of participating in and funding terrorist acts and involvement in criminal conspiracy. Reuters
    He was convicted of participating in and funding terrorist acts and involvement in criminal conspiracy. Reuters
  • Several parts of Srinagar in Kashmir were locked down, after sporadic street clashes between Malik's supporters and government troops erupted when news of the sentencing broke. EPA
    Several parts of Srinagar in Kashmir were locked down, after sporadic street clashes between Malik's supporters and government troops erupted when news of the sentencing broke. EPA
  • Police escort pro-independence party Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik to Patiala house court in New Delhi, where he was sentenced. AFP
    Police escort pro-independence party Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik to Patiala house court in New Delhi, where he was sentenced. AFP