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17:20, 18-Nov-2017
Restrictions imposed in parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir capital
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Authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions in several parts of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Saturday.
The restrictions were announced following the killing of a local militant in a gunfight at Zakura on Friday evening. The gunfight also left one police officer dead and a policeman injured.
The slain militant was identified as Mugees Ahmad Mir of Parimpora locality in Srinagar.
People attend the funeral of Ashiq Ahmad Bhat, a suspected militant, who according to the local media was killed during a gunbattle with Indian security forces on Monday evening in north Kashmir's Zachaldara village, in Palhalan village of Baramulla district on November 14, 2017. /Reuters Photo
People attend the funeral of Ashiq Ahmad Bhat, a suspected militant, who according to the local media was killed during a gunbattle with Indian security forces on Monday evening in north Kashmir's Zachaldara village, in Palhalan village of Baramulla district on November 14, 2017. /Reuters Photo
"On the instructions of district magistrate Srinagar authorities have imposed restrictions in Parimpora, Safa Kadal, Maharaj Gunj, Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Maisuma and Kralkhud areas," a local government official said.
Hundreds of police and paramilitary troopers are enforcing the restrictions in the areas.
Authorities have also placed separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest and picked up another leader Mohammed Yasin Malik from his residence to prevent them from attending funeral prayers of the slain militant.
Shops and business establishments remained closed in the city in wake of restrictions and traffic was off the roads.
A girl looks on as others stand inside a house which according to local media was damaged during a gunbattle between suspected militants and Indian security forces on Monday evening, in Aglar village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on November 7, 2017. /Reuters Photo
A girl looks on as others stand inside a house which according to local media was damaged during a gunbattle between suspected militants and Indian security forces on Monday evening, in Aglar village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on November 7, 2017. /Reuters Photo
Domestic rail service has been suspended and educational institutions in Srinagar were closed as a precautionary measure.
A separatist movement and guerrilla war challenging New Delhi's rule is going on in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency