Indian-administered Kashmir have enforced tough restrictions in a bid to block
Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir have enforced tough restrictions in a bid to block a planned protest march in the disputed Himalayan region.
On Wednesday, a large number of Indian paramilitary troops patrolled streets and set up barbed-wire barricades in Srinagar, the summer capital of the Kashmir region.
Normal life was badly disrupted across the scenic valley due to the curfew-like restrictions imposed by Indian authorities. Almost all businesses and schools remained closed, and public transport stayed off the streets of several major towns across the Muslim-majority region.
The security clampdown comes after Kashmiri pro-independence leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani appealed for a massive march against the killing of a young protester who died during clashes with Indian security forces on November 7.
The developments came after Indian troops violently attacked pro-independence demonstrators on Saturday, killing one person and injuring several others.
