Curfew-like restrictions had been reimposed on Sunday in several parts of Kashmir ,Ahead of Muharram

Curfew-like regulations were reimposed on Sunday in numerous elements of Kashmir, which include the metropolis, to foil any plans on eliminating Muharram processions within the Valley as authorities apprehended that huge congregations may result in violence.

 Ahead of Muharram, curfew-like regulations reimposed in numerous elements of Kashmir; Srinagar’s Lal Chowk has been sealed off Representational photo. Reuters Commercial hub of Lal Chowk and adjoining areas had been absolutely sealed off through placing concertina wires at all entry points in which large wide variety of protection force personnel had been deployed, officers said. Restrictions have been in numerous components of Kashmir as a precautionary degree for retaining regulation and order inside the Valley, they stated.

The officials did not cite any reasons for reimposing restrictions however it's far believed that the step turned into taken to prevent Muharram processions within the city and elsewhere within the Valley. Only people with medical emergencies have been being allowed to bypass the barricade as the security pressure employees refused to entertain curfew passes issued with the aid of



concerned authorities.

Restrictions have been first imposed across Kashmir on five August while the Centre announced its choice to abrogate provisions of Article 370 and bifurcate the kingdom into union territories. The restrictions had been lifted in stages from many parts of the Valley as the state of affairs progressed with passage of time.

The authorities had been imposing regulations in susceptible areas of the Valley each Friday, apprehending that vested hobbies would possibly exploit the huge gatherings at big mosques and shrines to gasoline protests. Meanwhile, regular lifestyles remained severely affected in Kashmir because of shutdown inside the Valley which entered thirty fifth day on Sunday.

Markets and different commercial enterprise institutions remained closed even as public shipping became off the roads throughout the Valley, the officers stated. Most of the pinnacle-level and 2d-rung separatist politicians had been taken into preventive custody even as mainstream leaders, together with three former chief ministers, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have additionally been either detained or positioned under residence arrest.