Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR Oct 12: Curfew imposed in parts of Srinagar and shutdown across Kashmir paralysed life in Valley while police arrested 37 persons on charges of stone pelting and creating trouble.
Police today arrested 37 persons on charges of stone pelting and creating trouble in different parts of Valley. “Keeping continued pressure on the trouble mongers and miscreants, 37 persons involved in crimes of disruption of peace and movement of people have been arrested by police across Kashmir”, police said.
Authorities today imposed curfew in parts of Srinagar to prevent any violence on the occasion of 10th Muharram. Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) closed all the entry and exit roads of Old City with concertina wire to prevent movement of people and traffic.
Shops, business establishments were closed and traffic was off the roads while some private vehicles were plying in Civil Line areas of Srinagar. However, some shops opened in the evening in Srinagar but there was no rush of people and traffic was also skeletal.
The train services between Banihal and Baramulla and mobile internet and pre-paid mobile services continued to remain suspended since July.
A police spokesman said here that in view of the sensitivity of certain areas, curfew was imposed in some police station areas of the Old City. “However, there was no curfew elsewhere across the Valley. The situation remained largely peaceful although a couple of stone pelting incidents were reported”, he said.
Today being 10th Muharram, a number of processions were taken out across the Valley.
The spokesman said that increased flow of traffic and movement of people continued in most areas of Srinagar and other parts of Valley. “Vendors and shopkeepers were seen doing their usual business in the markets and towns of the Valley”, he said.
In the meantime, protests erupted in Aloosa village of Bandipora in North Kashmir today after security forces allegedly smashed windowpanes and beat up people in the village.
Hundreds of men and women later came out to protest against security forces. Huge contingents of security forces were deployed in and around the village to foil a protest march.
Authorities foiled a protest march called by the separatist in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district today. Security forces were deployed in strength in the area to foil the proposed protest march. All the entry points to Safapora market were closed and as soon as a group of youth came out in protest, police swung into action and chased them away. The youth also pelted stones at police.
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