Kashmir under curfew before Friday prayers

July 15, 2016 10:25

Curfew was on Friday clamped in Kashmir in view of Friday prayers which see large congregations as authorities apprehended fresh violence in the Valley where 36 persons have died and over 3,100 injured in clashes following the killing of Hizbul militant Burhan Wani last week.

"Curfew has been imposed in all 10 districts of Kashmir Valley today as a precautionary measure for maintaining law and order," a police official said.

No major clash was reported on Wednesday from anywhere in Kashmir where uneasy calm prevailed with normal life remaining

disrupted since last Saturday.

The official said the decision to impose curfew was taken as there were apprehensions that vested interests might exploit the large gatherings at Friday prayers to instigate fresh violence.

Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in strength across the Valley for strict implementation of the prohibitory orders, the official said.

Authorities have also pulled the plug on mobile telephone services in the Valley to prevent any rumour-mongering.

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