Separatist leaders detained in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, march against civilian killings stopped
Hurriyat chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained by police and put under house arrest to prevent him from organising the march from his residence in Nageen area of the city. Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front head Yasin Malik was also detained along with dozens of his supporters near Budshah bridge.
Authorities on Monday imposed restrictions on people’s movement, detained separatist leaders and sealed the roads leading to Srinagar’s Badami Bagh Cantonment to prevent a march Kashmiri separatists had called to protest against the killing of seven civilians in south Kashmir on Saturday.
Police personnel use teargas to disperse a protest march led by JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik (unseen) on the third day of strike, in Srinagar, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. (PTI Photo)
Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest when he tried to take out a protest march from his residence on the outskirts of Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik was detained along with dozens of his supporters in central Srinagar when he tried to do the same.
The Army had called the march call an attempt to sabotage peace at Pakistan’s behest and advised the people against marching towards the cantonment.
Elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley, a complete shutdown was observed against the killings. The mobile internet was slowed across Kashmir to prevent mobilisation for the protests while train services from north Kashmir’s Baramulla to Banihal in the Jammu region were suspended. All examinations scheduled in the Valley were also postponed in view of the call for protests.
Shops and businesses remained shuttered and the traffic mostly remained off the roads. Additional forces were deployed at sensitive places across the Valley to prevent protests.
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