Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, July 8: Authorities today clamped curfew and curfew like restrictions in parts of Kashmir while strike paralysed life across Valley on the first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander Burhan Wani.
Police paramilitary personnel and Army were deployed in strength in Kashmir to prevent protests and militant attacks.
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Curfew was imposed in Tral, the native town of Wani, in Pulwama district as a precautionary measure to maintain peace and prevent congregation of people at the residence and grave of Wani.
The town was sealed two days ago so as to prevent any congregation and protests in the township on his first death anniversary. All roads leading to and from the township were barricaded and no movement of the vehicles or pedestrians was allowed. House of Wani was also sealed and no one was allowed to reach there.
However, groups of people tried to march towards Burhan Wani’s residence but security forces deployed in strength fired tear smoke to disperse them during which 9 persons were injured.
Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik-had asked the people to march to Tral on the first death anniversary of Wani, who was killed in an encounter with security forces on this day last year.
There were restrictions on the movement of people in major towns of Kashmir and in downtown Srinagar. All the examinations scheduled for today have been postponed by universities.
Shops and business establishments remained closed while vehicles remained off the roads and situation remained by and large peaceful with some minor incidents of stone pelting in which 17 persons were injured.
The National Highway was closed for traffic today so no Amarnath Yatris were allowed to move to Kashmir from Jammu today and the train services between Baramulla and Banihal were also suspended for security reasons.
Protests were reported from Kulgam, Shopian, Padgampora, Pulwama and Tral today. A group of women carried out protest march in Shopian district of South Kashmir during which 9 women were injured as security forces fired tearsmoke.
Minor stone pelting incidents were reported from parts of Srinagar this evening after the security forces withdrawal from law and order duty.
Meanwhile, a police official said that the broadband internet services will be restored by tonight as the situation remained by and large peaceful. The internet services have been partially restored in Srinagar but residents said it is very slow.
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