Violence mars Indian Kashmir polls

Violence flared in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday as millions of Indians voted on the penultimate day of national elections. An explosion in a polling booth injured a paramilitary soldier and three other troops were wounded overnight when suspected militants fired at them, according to Kishore Prasad, spokesman of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force. Police said scores of protesters also clashed with patrolling soldiers, who used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Anti-India sentiment runs deep in divided Kashmir. The state election commission said about 20 per cent of registered voters had cast their ballots by late afternoon, according to a news agency.