Curbs In Kashmir After Protests Over Khamenei's Assassination

2026-03-02 05:04:13

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar: Authorities on Monday imposed severe restrictions on the movement of people in parts of Kashmir where massive street protests were witnessed over the assassination of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, in a joint strike by the US and Israel.

The iconic Lal Chowk has been sealed with barricades erected all around it, officials said.

They said a large number of police and paramilitary CRPF personnel have been deployed across the city to prevent gatherings of protestors.

Ayatollah Khamenei was assassinated in an airstrike in Tehran on Saturday during a joint Israel-US attack on Iran triggering a wave of protests and mourning across the world, including India.

Kashmir - which has about 1.5 million Shia Muslims - witnessed major protests in Srinagar, Budgam, Bandipora, Anantnag and Pulwama, an official said.

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Angry protesters were seen shouting anti-US and anti-Israel slogans.

The officials said the restrictions were imposed as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.

Concentrated wires and barricades have been placed at important intersections leading into the city, they said.

Similar curbs have been imposed in Shia-dominated areas in other districts of the valley.

The restrictions come in the backdrop of a one-day strike call given by Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU), a conglomerate of major Muslim religious bodies of Kashmir headed by head priest Mirwaiz Umer Farooq.

“We urge the people to observe it with unity, dignity, and complete peacefulness,” the MMU said.

The MMU strike call was supported by several political parties, including opposition PDP president Mehbooba Mufti.

“Extending our full support and solidarity with the shutdown call of MMU on the martyrdom of Iran's Supreme Leader. This is a day of mourning to remind the world that injustice anywhere wounds the entire Muslim Ummah and all who stand for truth,” the Mufti said.

The authorities have also closed all educational institutions, including private schools, for two days, as a precautionary measure for the safety of students and to maintain law and order.

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