Srinagar: Amid spontaneous shutdown and the imposition of curfew by authorities in old city, normal life was hit in Srinagar while at least nine policemen including a DSP were injured in clashes in frontier district Kupwara. Complete shutdown was observed in North Kashmir’s Tral tehsil against the arrest of youth by police. However, life limped back to normalcy in all other parts of Kashmir on Saturday.
According to news agency , life was affected in Srinagar city as authorities had imposed curfew in old city and Maisuma area of Srinagar. Most of the shops in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk were shut and there was thin trafficular movement on the roads. Most of the schools in Srinagar remained shut.
Although no group had given the call for a strike on Saturday, shops and business establishment remain closed. “How can shops be open in Lal Chowk as most of the shops belong to people who reside in old city where authorities have imposed curfew,†a trader said.
Due to strict curfew in and around Maisuma, all the shops and business establishments remain closed. Schools were shut and there was no trafficular movement. Despite curfew in old city, youth came on roads at many places including Saraf Kadal and pelted stones on police and security personnel deployed on roads. Clashes between youth and police continued for hours.
In North Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara, hundreds of youth came on roads and clashed with police and Para-military forces. Agitated youth were demanding the immediate release of youth who had been arrested by police. SSP Kupwara, Mohammad Irshad told that no policeman was injured in the clashes. However, according to reports, at least nine policemen were injured during the clashes which included the Dy Sp Sajad Ahemd.
Complete shutdown was observed in Tral on Saturday. People were demanding the immediate release of youth arrested by police. Shops, schools and business establishments remained closed while no trafficular movement was seen on the raods.
No untoward incident was reported from any part of the Valley.
