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Amid Curfew, Restriction- Kashmir observes shutdown
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Sunday, 16 March 2014
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6 injured in clashes, dozens detained
Srinagar: Kashmir valley observed
complete shutdown on Sunday against the killing of a 17 year old
Farhat Dar at Naidkhai Bandipora during the firing by forces on Friday.
The two factions of Hurriyat Conference had called for a
one day strike against the killing and had urged people to stay indoors on
Sunday. Meanwhile JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik Sunday in a
statement reiterated his call for the sit-in at Lal Chowk on Monday.
Government also imposed restrictions in various areas
across Srinagar and Bandipora on second consecutive day with the
separatist leaders including Huriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF
chief continued to remain under house arrest since Friday night.
The KNS district correspondent from Bandipora informed that
with the imposition of curfew in various areas including Naidkhai of North
Kashmir’s Bandipora, police had sealed all the roads leading to the home town
of the slain youth with the concertina wires laid down with the huge deployment
of police and paramilitary forces.
Reports reaching KNS maintained further that the
incidents of stone pelting took place at several places in valley with the
people holding protest demonstrations against Farhat’s killing. Clashes between
forces and protesters took place at main Chowk Bandipora, Nowpora, Banger
Mohalla Hajan, Khankahi mohalla Hajan, Chaki Sadarkoot Balla, Naidkhai,
Sultanpora where amid curfew; people took to streets and raised pro-freedom
slogans. Protesters also hurled stones on the forces deployed in the area due
to which police had to fire tear gas shells to disperse the mob. More than six
people were injured during the clashes while as several have been detained by
the police.
Reports of stone pelting are also coming from North
Kashmir’s Lalpora- Kupwara, Palhallan-Pattan and at Baramulla. Police used
teargas shells to thwart the protest demonstrations.
In Srinagar, transport was off the roads with only some
private vehicle plying in upper town areas of city. Roads of old city wore
deserted look and concertina wire laid down at various places in downtown area
and many road links were sealed by the security forces.
Huge deployment of forces was made to thwart any protest
demonstration. Restrictions were also clamped on pedestrian and vehicular
movement in the old city. The official spokesman of the district administration
told KNS over phone that the day passed off peacefully with no untoward
incident reported from any area of Srinagar.
According to a police statement, situation remained
peaceful throughout the Kashmir valley. “However, stray incidents of stone
pelting were reported from main Chowk Bandipora and Hajan in Bandipora, Barsoo
in Ganderbal and Azad Gunj in Baramulla. However, there were no reports of
injury to anyone, till last reports came in,” reads the police statement issued
to KNS.
Pertinently, a 17 year old youth Farhat Dar son of Ghulam
Mohammad Dar of Naidkhai Bandipora was killed due to the police firing on
Friday evening. The Deputy Commissioner Bandipora had ordered a
magisterial enquiry into the incident .Police also registered FIR and has
started inquest proceedings into the case. (KNS)
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