Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir remains tense and under curfew three days after Afzal Guru was hanged and buried in Delhi’s Tihar Jail on Saturday. Additional security forces, including CRPF units and the police, have been called in to help maintain law and order in the state.

At least 36 people, including 23 policemen, were injured in clashes between protesters and law enforcing agencies across the Valley on Sunday. A 16-year-old boy, who was among five people injured during firing by security forces in Baramulla district, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night.

Law enforcement agencies are taking no chances as today is also the death anniversary of separatist leader Maqbool Bhat, who, like Afzal Guru, was hanged in Tihar Jail in 1984 for killing an intelligence officer. His death had created massive unrest in the valley.

Internet, mobile data, and cable services, which were restricted following Afzal Guru’s hanging, continue to remain down in many parts of the state.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said yesterday that the execution would fuel the feeling of alienation in his state. In an  interview Mr Abdullah said, “The long term implications of Afzal Guru’s execution are worrying as they are linked to the people of Kashmir, especially the younger generation.”

Afzal Guru, convicted of conspiring and sheltering terrorists involved in the strike on Parliament on December 13, 2001, was hanged after his mercy petition was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.