INDIA KASHMIR MUHARRAM VIOLENCEIndian police men beat Kashmiri Shi ' ites during a protest following the stoppage of a Muharram procession by police in Srinagar , Indian Kashmir , 04 December 2011 . Dozens of Shi ' ite mourners were reported injured and many arrested when police used batons and tear gas to break up a procession by hundreds of Shi ' ite Muslims . During the first Muslim month of Muharram , Shi ' ites across the world mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad ' s grandson Imam Hussain in the Iraqi city of Kerbala in the year 680 . In Kashmir , Muharram processions at the city centre have been banned since a rebellion against Indian rule broke out in 1989 . EPA / FAROOQ KHAN < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >