Muharram processions: Curfew, restrictions imposed in Srinagar
According to Kashmir Media Service, the authorities had deployed hundreds of Indian police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel brandishing guns and bamboo sticks, in major and small lanes and by-lanes of Srinagar.
The armoured vehicles had been parked at major junctions while concertina wires had been laid on the roads and city entry points to stop the movement of people.
Ashura marks the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussein (RA), the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAW), in Karbala.
Meanwhile, the Indian authorities placed APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other Hurriyet leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Mohammad Yasin Malik and Shabbir Ahmed Shah under house arrest to prevent them from addressing public meetings.
Heavy contingents of police were deployed outside the residences of the leaders and were conveyed to stay indoors.
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