Authorities have imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar keeping in view of shutdown call of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against the arrest of seven Hurriyat leaders related to “terror funding case”.
Public transport, shops, other businesses and educational institutions remained closed and other district headquarters in Kashmir valley.
Pertinently, the District Magistrate has ordered restrictions under section 144 of the CrPC in the old city area including Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj and Safa Kadal.
The arrested leaders include Altaf Ahmad Shah, son-in-law of Geelani, and Ayaz Akbar, spokesman of the Geelani-led Hurriyat group. The others include Nayeem Khan, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate, Shahid-ul-Islam, close aide of Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Peer Saifullah and Mehrajuddin Kalwal.