Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 17: A shutdown was observed in Kashmir valley today in response to a call given by the separatists to protest the killing of a Hurriyat activist, shifting of prisoners to outside jails and Supreme Court’s decision to stay an FIR against Army personnel named in the Shopian firing.
Mohammad Yousuf Rather alias Yousuf Nadeem was shot dead by unknown gunmen in a passenger cab earlier this week.
Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of the old city to prevent protests and maintain law and order.
In Srinagar, most of the shops, business establishments and petrol pumps remained closed while public transport was thin on the roads.
And a massive search operation was launched in seven villages of Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district today.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in couple of Tral villages including Wagad, Handoora, Satura, Aripal, Gadpora Youngwani and Darganaie Gund after inputs about presence of militants in the area.
Door-to-door searches were conducted while the identity cards of people were checked thoroughly. However, no arrests were made.
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