Srinagar, Sep 8: Curfew like restrictions have been imposed in the down town and Shehar-e-Khas (SeK) in summer capital, Srinagar, to prevent protests after Friday prayers against ethnic cleansing of “ Rohingya Muslims” in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. Strongly condemning the killings of Rohingya Muslims, moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) chairman Mirwaiz Maulvi Umar Farooq, who also heads “Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU)”, joined several other religious had urged people to hold peaceful protests after Friday prayers in solidarity with the victims. Mirwaiz, who was scheduled to address Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid has been put under house arrest on September 7 evening to prevent him from leading the protests. Police said Restrictions under Section 144 CrPC have been imposed in the areas falling under five police stations of SeK and down town since early this morning to maintain law and order. This is for the first time restrictions were imposed in the down town and SeK in September. However, in August restrictions were imposed frequently in August month to prevent any law and order problem. However, the situation was entirely different on the ground as security forces and state police personnel had closed all roads with barbed wire and by parking bullet proof vehicles in the middle. School buses of different educational institutions were also sent back by the security forces. We have instructions not to allow anybody to enter the restricted areas, said security forces in the down town. Students and employees of restricted areas also remained confined in their homes. UNI
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