Jammu: Restrictions were re-imposed Sunday in Srinagar with the cops asking people to return to their homes and asking shopkeepers to shut down their shops. Prohibitory orders have also been issued banning large gatherings.
The restrictions were relaxed Friday and Saturday to facilitate people offering prayers on the first day. Saturday saw a large number shops opening in Srinagar and people were seen moving around freely and buying stuff needed to run a home.
Sources, however, said Sunday, that police and para-military vehicles were seen Sunday ordering people to return home and shopkeepers to down their shutters. One of the reasons for the re-imposition of restrictions could be the sporadic clashes that took place Saturday in Srinagar.
A Home Ministry spokesperson had said Saturday that there had been ‘stray’ incidents of protests in Srinagar and Baramulla. However, in none of the incidents more than 20 people were present.
Police officials also informed that there had been one or two cases of stone-pelting, but they were firmly dealt on the spot. The Home Ministry also dismissed media reports about a protest by some 10,000 people in Kashmir valley as ‘fabricated and incorrect’.
In a statement, the government said senior police officers and Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam have asked people not to believe in rumours about alleged incidents of firing in Kashmir valley.
