SRINAGAR: Complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley over Joint Resistance Leadership’s call for observing August 15 as black day and to mark day with complete strike.
Stringent security measures were put in place across the valley which was overshadowed by the Battamaloo encounter. In which militants managed to give government forces slip but killed one SOG man.
Shops, private offices, fuel stations and other businesses were shut in Srinagar, the official said.
City wore a deserted look as vehicles remained off roads. Only a few private cars were seen plying.
District correspondents told INS that shutdown is being observed at district headquarters in the valley.
The joint Resistance Leadership had asked people to observe a “black day” today. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik had asked people to observe a complete strike.
The police official said security forces have been deployed across the valley, especially at sensitive places, to maintain law and order.
Authorities have barred mobile telephone services, including Internet facility on handheld devices, as a precautionary measure.
