Clashes erupt between local residents and security forces on early Tuesday in Ratnipora village of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. Stones were pelted on security personnel after the area was cordoned off following an encounter between terrorists and security forces in that area. Police said the militant killed in the encounter, Hilal Ahmad Rather, affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen, was involved in the killing of two policemen in Srinagar in February last year. The question comes, whether the stone pelters are helping the terrorists or are they a part of any strategy planned by terrorists. When will this stop.