SRINAGAR — Fresh protests rocked several parts of Kashmir on Monday over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, with authorities imposing restrictions on the movement of people and throttling mobile internet speeds.
This is the second consecutive day that the Kashmir Valley has witnessed protests over the killing of Khamenei in joint airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel early Saturday.
Officials said protests erupted in Bemina, Gund Hassi Bhat and Jehangir Chowk areas of Srinagar, as well as in Pulwama town in South Kashmir.
Scores of protesters gathered in these areas and marched through the streets, raising anti-US and anti-Israel slogans. In some places, security forces used mild force to disperse the protesters.
In view of the protests, restrictions were imposed in parts of the Valley as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.
The Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk was sealed with barricades, while a large number of police and CRPF personnel were deployed across the city to prevent gatherings.
Concertina wires and barricades were placed at key intersections leading into Srinagar. Similar curbs were also imposed in Shia-populated areas of other districts in the Valley. — (PTI)