Union Home Minster Rajnath Singh on Tuesday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ongoing crisis in Kashmir a day after an all-party delegation led by him ended its visit to the state. Singh tweeted that he also apprised Modi of the situation in the state, according to PTI. On Monday, Singh had called Kashmir “an integral part of India” and criticised separatist leaders for refusing to hold talks with the delegation. The news agency also quoted unnamed officials who said the delegation will meet on Wednesday to discuss their findings and plan their course of action.

Meanwhile, curfew was lifted from the entire city of Srinagar, even as the toll in the state rose to 72 following the death of a protestor who was injured during clashes between demonstrators and security personnel on Sunday. Police officials said Musaib Nagoo succumbed to his wounds in hospital on Monday night. A police spokesperson said that while curfew had been lifted, restrictions on the assembly of people will remain across the Valley for law-and-order purposes. Schools and colleges also continue to be shut, with shops opening only during the evenings as part of a general strike called by separatist groups.

Over 10,000 people have been injured in violence that has followed the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Official data has revealed that 51% of those injured in the ongoing crisis have been hit by pellets fired from pump action guns. While the all-party delegation did discuss the situation in the Valley at a meeting before its visit began, the Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu and Kashmir government reportedly did not raise the subject during its talks with the home minister-led committee. Separatist leaders turned down Mufti’s invitation to hold talks, calling the all-party visit a “deceitful method of crisis management”.

The crisis has also triggered a diplomatic row between India and Pakistan. After Islamabad dedicated its Independence Day to the “freedom of Kashmir”, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought up alleged human rights violations in the Pakistani province of Balochistan during his Independence Day remarks. Later, Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council that it “deplored the lethal use of force” by Indian forces in the Valley, even as New Delhi called its neighbour a “prime perpetrator” of terrorism in the region.