Srinagar, Feb 15 (KNS): Kashmir valley is observing complete shutdown against the killing of two students by security forces in Kakapora in Pulwama district on Sunday afternoon after a brief gunbattle in the area.
Shops, business units have been completely shut, while public transport is off the roads in all the towns of the valley.
The authorities have imposed curfew-like restrictions in parts of Srinagar city and in Pulwama town.
Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in Srinagar parts and other towns in the valley to thwart protests by people against the students’ killings.
Large number of people are visiting the families of the two slain students in Lelhar and Ratnipora villages in Pulwama district to offer condolences to the grief-stricken families.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Danish Farooq Mir, 19, an engineering student form Ratnipora, and Shaista Hameed, 22, an MA student of Lelhar village were killed by security forces firing in Lelhar on Sunday afternoon after a brief encounter in which a local LeT militant, Adil Ahmad, of Banderpora village of Pulwama was killed.
Meanwhile, Medical Superintendent SHMS, Dr Nazir Choudhary told KNS that the critically injured civilian, Ghulam Mohiddin of Lelhar, who was critically injured due to bullets hitting his abdomen, is safe and recovering after doctors performed surgery on him. (KNS)