A complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir valley today to mourn the civilian and militant killings in Pulwama district of south Kashmir yesterday.
All shops and other business establishments were closed in the Valley while public transport was off the road. Restrictions were imposed by the authorities in parts of Srinagar and in south Kashmir, while train services were also suspended. Huge deployments of forces were put in place in south Kashmir and the downtown area of Srinagar to foil any protests by the separatists.
Joint Resistance Leadership had called for shutdown today against the killing of a civilian and two militants in a gunfight in Drubgam village yesterday. The two militants killed in Drubgam were identified as Sameer Tiger and Aaqib Khan while the civilian was identified as Shahid Ahmad.