A semblance of normality returned to the Kashmir Valley on Sunday, after five days of clashes between civilians and security personnel. While the curfew-like restrictions imposed in Srinagar were lifted, restrictions on movement of people continued in Kupwara district. Train services resumed operations, and mobile internet services were partially resumed, Times Now reported. However, a report in The Hindu said internet services remained blocked for the third in a row on Sunday.

Army chief General Dalbir Singh visited the headquarters of the northern command in Udhampur and reportedly met with his senior commanders to review the situation, which was triggered by a 16-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara town claiming that an army personnel had molested her. Several ranks in the security establishment believe that the situation could worsen because of reasons such as mishandling by security forces, rumours, or street protests turning violent. Officials expect conditions in the valley to remain tense till the Amarnath Yatra, scheduled to begin on July 2.

Five people were killed in the violent protests in the state's Kupwara district. Police claimed around 200 officers and paramilitary personnel have been injured in the violence since Tuesday. Protesters were also lathi-charged and hit by teargas shells. At least seven agitators were admitted to hospitals in Srinagar with serious injuries.

The minor girl, whose initial allegation had led to the protests, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate on Saturday, where she repeated an modified statement that she was not assaulted by an Indian Army soldier. The police said she had told the magistrate that she was confronted and assaulted by two boys, one of whom was in school uniform. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court had asked the police to present the girl before the magistrate after the minor's mother filed a petition seeking her release from custody.