Kashmir, Banihal shuts over Manan Wani’s killing

The Kashmir valley observed a shutdown on Friday over the killing of PhD scholar-turned-militant Manan Wani in a gunfight in the frontier district of Kupwara. Fearing law and problem, the authorities also imposed restrictions and curfew in some parts of the Valley. Manan, 26, was killed along with another associate in a gunfight with security forces on Thursday at Handwara village in Kupwara district. The authorities imposed curfew in Kupwara — the native town of Manan — and enforced strict restrictions some other areas of the district to maintain law…

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