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SRINAGAR (Indian Held-Kashmir): The situation in Bandipora town became more tense Monday when dead bodies of another seven youth martyred in custody by Indian troops were handed over to their relatives.

Anti-India demonstrations continued and people chanted pro-liberation slogans. After the recovery of seven more dead bodies the death toll to civilians killed by troops in the area during the last three days has risen to twelve.

All shops, business establishments, government and semi-government and private institutions in the town and adjoining areas remained closed and transport off the road on the second day today.

Curfew in Badipora

In occupied Kashmir undeclared curfew has been imposed in Bandipora town and some villages adjacent to it. The curfew was imposed after forceful demonstrations in the town against Indian army's using Kashmiri youth as human shield during their clashes with Mujahideen.

Reports say that five innocent youth got martyred when Indian army personnel used them as shields in their encounter with Mujahideen in a village of Banidpore. Thousands of enraged people from many villages of Bandipore converged on the town today chanting anti India slogans, when dead bodies of the martyred five youth were handed over to their relatives.

The troops resorted to heavy lathi-charge, excessive tear-gassing and aerial firing to disperse the demonstrators. The situation in the town is reported to be critical.