Srinagar: Students clashed with government forces in Babadem area of downtown Srinagar on Wednesday.

Eyewitnesses said that students of Gandhi Memorial College and MP higher secondary school clashed with police and para-military forces who resorted to tear gas shelling to disperse the protesting students.

Reports said that Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) posters surfaced outside the educational institutes asking students to stage protest demonstrations.

However, there was no confirmation whether the posters were bona fide HM posters or not.