By NNN-PTI,
Srinagar, India : An indefinite curfew was imposed in almost the entire Kashmir region this morning with police cracking down on separatists agitating in the valley.
The move comes ahead of a rally called by separatists at Lal Chowk tomorrow to protest against the “failure” of the Centre to resolve the Kashmir issue.
A government spokesperson told PTI that the curfew had been imposed in Srinagar and other major towns of the Kashmir valley as a precautionary measure.
The state government had received information that some people were planning to target separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Yaseen Malik during their march to Lal Chowk tomorrow.
“There are inputs that they (separatist leaders) could be targeted. So as a precautionary measure, curfew has been imposed and people have been asked to maintain peace and calm,” the spokesperson said.
In a related development, police and central para-military forces picked up nearly two dozen people including Ayaz Akbar, spokesperson of hardline Hurriyat faction led by Geelani.