Kashmir Valley witnesses shutdown on Afzal Guru death anniversary

Complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir on Friday as people remembered Muhammad Afzal Guru, who was sent to gallows secretly in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on February 9, 2013. The government imposed strict curbs in downtown here, without making any announcement, even as congregational Friday prayers were yet again barred at the historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar. Almost all the pro-freedom leaders were either placed under house arrest or lodged in various prisons across the Valley. While Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani continues to remain caged in his Hydeprora…

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