Shutdown, Clashes across Kashmir over rumours of scrapping Article 35A, Police request people not to pay heed to rumors

Authorities on Monday imposed a shutdown on Srinagar and some other parts of the Kashmir Valley following rumours that the Supreme Court has scrapped Article 35A, police said. Jammu and Kashmir Police issued a statement here, saying: “Some sections of the media have circulated news regarding scrapping of the Article 35A. The news has been refuted as baseless. People are requested to maintain calm and not to pay heed to these rumours.” As a precaution, shops, public transport and other businesses were shut. Clashes between stone pelting protesters and the…

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