An indefinite curfew was imposed in Srinagar and other major
towns of the Kashmir Valley Thursday following the killing of a
28-year-old youth in the city’s old quarters. Early in the morning,
thousands of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers
moved into the capital and elsewhere to enforce the round-the-clock curfew.
Tension gripped the capital after Altaf Ahmad Wani succumbed to a
bullet injury he sustained in the CRPF firing at Zonimar locality
Wednesday, triggering protests. The locals alleged that Altaf was killed
in unprovoked firing by CRPF. The CRPF said they opened fire after
being subjected to heavy stoning by a mob.
The ruling National Conference called the killing of Altaf “a cold
blooded murder”. The party said Altaf was an active worker of the party.
Both factions of the separatist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference called
for a shutdown Thursday to protest the killing.
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