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Curfew-like situation in Kashmir valley
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Curfew-like situation prevailed across Kashmir valley on Monday as authorities imposed restriction on movement of people to thwart protest march "Shopian Chaloo" called by the separatists against the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian on May 30.
As a result of the stringent restrictions coupled with the march call, life in the valley remained crippled for the 8th successive day on Monday.
Residents complained that the police did not allow them to move out of their houses claiming that curfew has been imposed.
Police, however, denied that curfew has been imposed. "Curfew has not been imposed in any part of the valley but security forces have been instructed to implement prohibitory orders under section 144 of CRPC banning assembly of five or more persons at a place," a police spokesman said.
There was no report of any untoward incident from any part of the valley so far today, the spokesman added.
Government offices, educational institutions, and semi-government offices besides markets remained closed on Monday.
Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were seen patrolling on streets of Srinagar and major towns of the valley including Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Shopian and Kulgam to maintain law and order.
While all major roads in the cities have been sealed with razor wires, iron gates have been put up at other places including Sonawar on Srinagar-Shopian road to block movement.
Hours before his arrest on Saturday, Chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani had issued a call for "Shopian Chaloo" for today and to hold peaceful demonstrations till Friday when the future course of action would be announced.
Geelani, his close aides and several other separatist leaders and activists were arrested on Saturday night while others including Chairman of moderate Hurriyat conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and JKLF Chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik continued to be under house arrest.
The bodies of Asiya (17) and her sister-in-law Nelofar (22) were fished out of a stream in Shopian, 52 km from here, on May 30 after they went missing from an orchard.
The state government had ordered a judicial inquiry into the double murder case.
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