SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Protests and clashes continued in Muslim majority areas of India-controlled Kashmir for the sixth consecutive day Saturday, officials and eyewitness said.

    Police and paramilitary troopers deployed in Srinagar, the summer capital of the region fired bullets and tear smoke canisters to quell the demonstrations. Over a dozen people were injured in the police action.

    Local people have been protesting since Monday seeking identification of the guilty behind the mysterious death of two women in Shopian, 50 kilometers south of Srinagar, last Saturday.

    Locals allege the two women, aged 17 and 23, were first raped and then killed. They suspect the involvement of Indian troopers in the incident.

    The week-long protests over the incident have left one person dead and at least 400 others injured, according to hospital authorities in the region.

    The Chief Minister of the Indian-controlled Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, Monday ordered a judicial probe into the incident.

    Police officials maintain the two women died after drowning in a town stream.

    Separatists in the region called a general strike on Monday and prolonged it to build pressure on the government to identify the culprits.

    Normal life remained disrupted for the sixth consecutive day in response to their strike call. Government offices, banks, commercial units, business establishments and schools remained closed due to shutdown. Traffic also remained off the roads.