J&K: Militants changing sanctuaries under pressure from security forces

South Kashmir has been the hotbed of insurgency especially after militant commander Burhan Wani was killed by Indian Army in July 2016

Burhan Wani anniversary: Kashmir Valley remains shut

Wani’s killing also inspired hundreds of Kashmir’s youth to join militants’ ranks

A police spokesman said that a case (FIR No 265/2020) under section 13 ULA(P) Act, 505 IPC (public mischief) has been registered.

Assessment of security forces operating on the ground is that “no hasty” decision should be taken to ease restrictions on communication.

The author also feels that more than celebrities, it is the common man that has the power to stem this tide of hate on social media.

Schools, shops in Valley closed; Amarnath yatra from Jammu suspended.

Additional security forces were deployed in sensitive areas to foil any protest and maintain law and order in the Valley.

Zero polling was witnessed from the villages of other top militant commanders in south Kashmir.

The killing of militants sparked off protests by surging crowds who soon clashed with security forces near the encounter site.

The title role of Wani in the film is to be played by Pakistan’s ruling party PTI leader and controversial religious preacher Aamir Liaquat Husain.