Srinagar: Shops and business establishments in Soura and adjoining areas are closed while traffic through the area has been affected on second consecutive day on Monday as a youth, injured in government forces’ action following clashes in the area on Eid day remains “to be critical but shade better”.
Medical superintendent of the SKIMS Soura, Dr Farooq Jan told INS that the youth, Abdul Majeed War (20) son of Ghulam Nabi War of Anchar Soura, has shown signs of improvement after “drug support on ventilator was withheld.”
“He is bit better today. We have withheld the drug support and he is doing well,” Dr Jan said, adding, “He remains on the ventilator but a shade better.”
Meanwhile, reports quoting eyewitnesses said a few youth took to streets early on Monday, leading to shut down in the area. The shopkeepers who had opened their establishments downed shutters while traffic movement between Soura and Ahmadnagar was affected. However, movement of traffic through 90-ft was going on.
Abdul Majeed War was critically injured in government forces action during clashes at Soura on Saturday. Hit with pellets from “close range”, the youth was immediately admitted to SKIMS Soura, one of the Valley’s on tertiary care hospital.