Complete shutdown observed in IHK against killings

SRINAGAR: In Held Kashmir (IHK) complete shutdown was observed on Tuesday against the killing of three youth including a cricket star during cordon and search operation and firing of Indian troops on protesters in Pulwama on Monday.

According to Kashmir Media Service call for the strike was given by the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. The troops had killed Sameer Ahmed Butt, Aqib Ahmed and a teenager cricket star Shahid Ashraf Dar at Drabgam in Pulwama district.

Score of protestors were injured in firing by the troops. All shops, business establishments, public transport were closed in Srinagar and in all other districts of the valley. All exams scheduled for Tuesday were postponed by the University of Kashmir. Train services between north Kashmir’s Baramulla town and Bannihal town in the Jammu region were cancelled.

Mobile and Internet services were suspended across south Kashmir.

Strict restrictions were imposed in Srinagar and South Kashmir. The troops were deployed to foil anti-India protests. The restrictions were particularly imposed in Srinagar areas of Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, Maharaj Gunj, Safa Kadal, Maisuma and Kralkhud.

Meanwhile Kashmir Bar Association staged boycott of court proceedings Tuesday as a mark of protest against the use of brute force by Indian troops against the unarmed civilian population at Drubgam Pulwama.

The Bar association in a statement said that use of brute force against unarmed civilian population is the gravest kind of human rights violation of which notice should be taken by the countries world over.

On the other hand the authorities put Hurriyat leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Mukhtar Ahmad, Waza Bilal Siddiqui, Zafar Akbar Butt, Omar Aadil Dar, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar and Muhammad Ashraf Laya either under house arrest or in jails.