Riots broke out inside a high security central jail in Srinagar on Thursday evening amid rumours that some inmates were being shifted out of the Kashmir valley.

The officials said that the jail inmates were also protesting against construction of new barracks. During protests, the inmates also burned a temporary shelter.

"There were no casualties or injuries," the police added.

Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh, who is also DG Prisons, said that some inmates instigated others to stop the repair and reinforcement works inside a barrack, according to the local media.

The inmates also tried to come to the outer cordon of the jail located in the downtown area of the city, officials said.

After the tensions escalated, senior police officers and additional companies of the CRPF were rushed to the jail to get the situation under control.