Srinagar, April 24 -- Srinagar- Six persons have been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Sopore area of north Kashmir for their alleged involvement in recent student protest violence and acts of vandalism, police said on Friday.

A police spokesman said the six were booked under the PSA for disrupting public order during a protest that had erupted in Sopore earlier this month. The protest was triggered at Government Girls Higher Secondary School after a female student alleged sexual assault by a senior lecturer, who was subsequently booked and suspended pending inquiry.

The detained individuals have been identified as Umar Akbar Hajam of Seelu, Salman Ahmed Shala of Shalpora Sopore, Altaf Ahmed Sheikh of Panzipora Ta...