The authorities on Friday locked Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, disallowing the weekly congregational prayers. The move was part of the preventive measures to thwart protests called by separatist leaders. The police locked the gates of the city’s largest mosque at Nowhatta. Security forces personnel were deployed in large numbers in the area to prevent protests. Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who delivers a weekly sermon at Jamia Masjid, condemned the restrictions as he remained under detention at his residence in the city. The restrictions were imposed in response to…
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