Examiner Bureau | Srinagar:
Security restrictions remained in force for the second consecutive day on Tuesday in parts of Srinagar’s old city, with authorities continuing measures to prevent public gatherings around the Martyrs’ Graveyard at Naqshband Sahib, officials said.
A heavy deployment of police and Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel remained in place across the Nowhatta and Naqshband Sahib areas to maintain law and order. Movement restrictions also continued at several key locations as a precautionary measure, officials said.
The restrictions follow extensive security arrangements imposed on Monday, when authorities sealed the Martyrs’ Graveyard and adjoining areas to prevent assemblies on July 13, an anniversary observed by many in Kashmir in remembrance of the 1931 killings.
The gates of the Naqshband Sahib shrine in the Khwaja Bazar area remained locked, while security personnel maintained a strict vigil around the premises.
July 13 marks the anniversary of the killing of 22 protesters, who were shot dead by the Dogra army outside the Srinagar Central Jail in 1931. The day has historically been observed in Kashmir as a commemoration of those killed during the protests.
Officials said the restrictions were imposed as a preventive measure to maintain public order and ensure that the situation remained peaceful. No major law and order incidents were reported from the affected areas.
