The Army has been deployed in Srinagar to assist the state administration in maintaining law and order as indefinite curfew continued in the city and other parts of the Kashmir valley for the second day Wednesday after violent protests left four more civilians dead in last two days and over 70 injured.

Army columns were deployed in the entire city which saw widespread violence in Batmaloo and Maisuma locality. Curfew was in force in Anantnag, Pampore, Pulwama and Kulgam in South Kashmir and Kupwara and Bandipore in North Kashmir.

Restrictions were in force at Sopore and Baramulla where the Army also staged a flag march.

The Army was called out on the streets of Srinagar late Tuesday night to enforce the curfew keeping in view the non-availability of adequate number of police personnel, many of whom have been deployed for Amarnath Yatra and counter-insurgency operations, official sources said.

State Chief Secretary S S Kapoor had sought the Army’s assistance in maintaining law and order.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had appealed to the people to maintain calm and not to violate curfew restrictions.

Protesters had Tuesday clashed with security forces in various places including Khanyar, Nowhatta, Rajouri Kadal, Barzulla, Fateh Kadal, Braripora, Tatoo Ground, Hyderpora, Baghat, Rambagh, Jehangir Chowk, Maisuma, and Habbakadal, leaving many people injured.

The protests had begun on Monday night when a group of men started throwing stones at a security contingent.