Curfew-like situation in Srinagar

A curfew-like situation prevailed in some parts of the city today as authorities made heavy deployment of security forces to foil any protests against the death of a teenager in tear-gas shelling on Sunday.

Prohibitory orders are in force in the city where normal life remained hit for the fourth consecutive day today.
   
Fearing trouble during the prayers being held for the departed 13-year-old Wamik Farooq, police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed to thwart attempts by people to take out processions.
   
Residents claimed that police vans fitted with public address system went round the city this morning announcing imposition of curfew. "We are not being allowed to move out of our houses as policemen announced imposition of curfew from 7 AM", a resident of old city Abdul Qayoom said.

However, a police spokesman said curfew has not been imposed in any part of the city but prohibitory orders have been enforced strictly.

Markets were closed and traffic was off the road. However, in civil line area, barring Batmaloo, Maisuma, Basant Bagh and Gaw Kadal, there was no restrictions on the movement of people.
   
Farooq was hit by a teargas shell at Rajouri Kadal during a clash between police and locals. He later succumbed to injuries, triggering massive protests in the city and elsewhere in the valley.

Nearly 300 people, including 50 police and paramilitary personnel, have been injured in clashes between stone-pelting youth and law enforcing agencies in the past three days.