SRINAGAR: Life was today crippled in parts of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, where eight security force personnel were martyred and three foreign militants killed in an 18-hour-long encounter which ensued after a fidayeen attack on District Police Line (DPL) yesterday.
Official sources said that there were no restrictions in any parts of Pulwama district though security forces remained deployed in strength to maintain law and order.
Train service between Srinagar-to Banihal in Jammu region, via south Kashmir, was running normally.
However, shops and business establishments, which remain open on Sundays, were closed and traffic was off the road in parts of the district, including main town Pulwama, Kakpora, Murran, Tahab and Gongoo. Meanwhile, mobile internet service of all cellular companies, including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), remained suspended since yesterday morning in the district as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of any rumours.
Eight security force personnel, four each of police and CRPF, and three militants were killed and five other jawans injured in an 18-hour long encounter which triggered after a fidayeen attack on DPL, Pulwama. Militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the attack. (AGENCIE
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