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Internet services suspended in Kupwara in wake of encounter 5/22/2016 11:53:24 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 22: Internet services were suspended in Kupwara district of Kashmir on Sunday as authorities apprehended misuse of social media in the wake of killing of five militants in an encounter on Saturday over which there have been protests by some locals. "The internet services in the (Kupwara) district have been suspended since midnight as a precautionary measure," a police official said. He said the step was taken to prevent elements inimical to peace from using the killing of the militants for fuelling anti-state protests. Five militants were killed on Saturday in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of north Kashmir that also left two soldiers injured. One of them succumbed to injuries on Sunday. The militants killed in the encounter on Saturday were laid to rest on Sunday in a local graveyard where hundreds of local residents participated in their last rites. After the funeral, some local residents staged protests, the official said adding the situation so far was under control.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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