Protests rocked the frontier district of Kupwara on Thursday following the mysterious death of a college girl after an alleged attempt to molest her by a Territorial Army jawan who was arrested later.

The Jawan Ashiq Hussain was arrested following widespread demonstrations in the North Kashmir district over the mysterious death of a 20-year-old girl Amina at her residence at Doolipora-Trehgam, 100 kms from Srinagar.

The girl was found dead by her family shortly after she raised an alarm when some persons intruded into her room in the wee hours. The family caught hold of one of the intruders but he managed to escape leaving behind his identity card.

"We have arrested the jawan of Territorial Army accused of intruding into the house and entering into a scuffle with the family of the deceased," said Senior Superintendent of Police, Kupwara, Uttam Chand.

He said a murder case was also registered at Trehgam Police station in connection with the death of the woman.

A team of doctors from Srinagar have been requisitioned to conduct the post-mortem of the deceased to ascertain the cause of her death, the Kupwara Police Chief said.

The police action cooled the tempers of the locals who had taken to the streets demanding immediate arrest of the army jawan and severe punishment to him and his friends for their immoral act.