New Delhi: There had been a few stray protests in Kashmir Valley in the past few days against the scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, and none of these involved a crowd of more than 20 people, The Union Home Ministry said on Saturday.

A ministry spokesperson said, "There have been a few stray protests in Srinagar/Baramulla and none of these involved a crowd of more than 20 people." The spokesperson dismissed media reports that said the protest by about 10,000 people in Kashmir as "fabricated and incorrect".