Complete shutdown, protests erupt despite curfew-like curbs in IIOJK
Indian forces use force, fire teargas shells on mourners in Batamaloo, other parts of Srinagar
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, defying curfew-like restrictions, protests erupted while mobile internet suspended across the territory against the martyrdom of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei in US-Israel airstrikes.
According to Kashmir Media Service, a complete shutdown was observed in the territory on the call of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema headed by senior APHC leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
Shops and business establishments remained closed while traffic was off the roads which were blocked by the authorities in Srinagar and other parts of the territory.
Despite restrictions, thousands of people in Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Baramulla, Bandipora, Islamabad, Kishtwar and Kargil staged processions, beating their chests and raising slogans against the US and Israel. Indian forces used brute force and fired teargas shells on mourners in Batamaloo and other parts of Srinagar.
Heavy deployments of Indian Army, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force and Special Operation Group were made to seal off major roads, including Lal Chowk and routes leading to Jamia Masjid.
Mobile phones and internet services were suspended across the Kashmir Valley. In view of the prevailing tense situation, the authorities closed all schools, colleges and universities across the Valley, while examinations were postponed.
