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| Strike, curfew throw life out of gear in Srinagar, other parts of Kashmir | | Three persons sustain injuries during protests | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, May 2: Normal life continues to be paralyzed in Kashmir valley against the killing of a civilian in a firing incident on April 30 at Nawa Kadal in downtown Srinagar. For the second consecutive day people observed strike in major towns of Kashmir against the killing.
The curfew imposed by the administration on the evening of April 30 remained in force for the second day running with no relaxation given to the people living in the curfew bound areas. Protests took place at some places of the Srinagar city and other parts of the Kashmir valley. Three persons sustained injuries during the protests.
Srinagar, summer capital of the state wore a ghostly look with people observing shutdown for the second consecutive day against the civilian killing. While majority of the private schools remained closed and the attendance in the Government schools was thin. Some of the Government schools had even closed fearing backlash from the people.
Attendance in the Government offices was also very thin with very few people attending to their duties. Public transport was off the roads and only the private vehicles could be seen plying on the roads. All the shops and commercial establishments remained closed with life coming to a grinding halt in the summer capital.
Reports said that complete strike was observed at Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Qazigund, Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, Budgam, Ganderbal, Sopore, Pattan, Hajin, Sumbal, Awantipora, Pampore, Tral, Kakapora and Bijbehara. The impact of strike was less in villages with people carrying out their regular activities.
The curfew remained in place in areas coming under Safa Kadal, Maharaj Gunj, Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari and Kralkhud police stations. Due to the enforcement of curfew Friday prayers could not be offered at the Jamia Masjid in the Nowhatta area here and Masjids in downtown city.
In the Srinagar city protests broke out after the Friday prayers in the Hyderpora area against the civilian killing. People took to streets and raised slogans against the 'unprovoked' killing of the Nawa Kadal youth. Police swung into action and chased away the protesters after some time.
In the Nawab Bazar clashes broke out between youth and CRPF. Locals alleged that CRPF smashed window panes and glasses of many residential houses during clashes. The clashes continued till evening during which police fired several tear smoke shells to disperse the youth. In the evening protests broke out in the Tulwari locality of Gojwara area.
Post-Friday protests also broke out in Hajin, Naidkhai, Bandipora, Papachan, Sopore, Khanpora and Palhallan. Two people sustained injuries during clashes in Baramulla town. A civilian Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh sustained injuries during clashes between youth and security forces at Qazigund in South Kashmir. Minor stone-throwing incidents took place at Samboora in Pulwama, Anantnag town, Khudwani and Qaimoh in Kulgam.
A police spokesman said that situation remained normal throughout the Valley. However, isolated stone pelting by some miscreants were reported from Gulshan Chowk and Naidkhai in Bandipora and Khanpora in Baramulla, the spokesman said.
The spokesman said that miscreants pelted upon an ambulance at Sheikh Mohalla Bandipora resulting in injuries to the ambulance driver Javed Ahmad Mir and damage to the ambulance.
Bashir Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Gratabal-Nawa Kadal got killed in a firing incident in the evening on April 30 as the security forces personnel were withdrawing from their poll duty. While locals alleged that Bashir's killing was unprovoked, police said that he tried to snatch a rifle from CRPF personnel with the force forced to open fire. However, CRPF denied it and said that facts are yet to be ascertained. |
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