Kashmir unrest : Prohibitory orders in Srinagar, Kupwara
“To maintain law and order, restrictions were imposed in areas falling under the jurisdiction of seven police stations of Srinagar city today,” a senior police official said.
The areas fall under Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R.Gunj, Safa Kadal, Kralkhud and Maisuma police stations.
Authorities have also imposed curfew in Kupwara area of north Kashmir.
The Kashmir valley remained tense since Tuesday when the army opened fire on a group of stone pelting people, protesting against the alleged attempt to molest a school girl in Handwara town.
The protesters alleged that a solider had tried to molest the girl, which the army later refuted by releasing a video that showed the girl speaking up without dropping any mention about any army man.
Four civilians, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents of firing and police action against protesters, while hundreds of civilians and cops were injured in clashes.
The restrictions come after separatist leaders, including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, called for protests against the killings of four people.
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