Srinagar: Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Kashmir today as “a precautionary measure to maintain law and order” on the eve of the second death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, amid a shutdown in the Valley.
Restrictions have been imposed in Tral township, in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, and in the Nowhatta and Maisuma police station areas of Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said.
He said the curbs have been imposed as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order and to avoid any untoward incident.
Wani, a resident of Tral, was killed in an encounter with government forces in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on July 8, 2016. (Agencies)
