Curfew-imposed Situation in Kashmir Valley After youths’ Murder in Sopore
Curfew-like situation prevailed in the Kashmir Valley Wednesday as authorities imposed stringent restrictions on the movement of people to prevent separatists from staging protest rallies and demonstrations on the fourth day ceremony of two youths killed in the alleged Army firing last week.
Thousands of police and paramilitary forces’ personnel have been deployed here and other major towns of the Valley as the separatists had called for observance of a general strike to protest against the “cold-blooded” murder of two youths in Sopore town of north Kashmir on Saturday.
Mohammad Amin Tantray and Javid Ahmad were killed and another youth, Firdous Ahmad, was injured in a firing incident at Bumai-Sopore, 55 km from here, sparking off massive protest demonstrations, prompting authorities to impose curfew in the town on Sunday.
The state government has already ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident while Army has also ordered a court of inquiry.
While locals alleged that the troops of 22 Rashtriya Rifles opened indiscriminate fire on the group of youth without any provocation, Army maintains that the two youths were killed in cross-fire between the security forces and militants.
Curfew-imposed Situation in Kashmir Valley After youths’ Murder in Sopore was first posted on February 25, 2009 at 11:59 am.
25 killed, 17 injured as Bus Falls into Stream in Doda District: J&K
At least 25 people were killed and 17 injured in a bus accident in the mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning, police said.
The accident took place when the bus skidded off the road and fell into Neeru nullah, a tributary of Chenab river at Pul Doda in Doda district, about 170 km north-east of Jammu, the state’s winter capital.
The bus was on its way to the district headquarter town of Doda from Bhaderwah.
25 killed, 17 injured as Bus Falls into Stream in Doda District: J&K was first posted on February 25, 2009 at 11:28 am.
