Protest strike shuts Indian Kashmir
2012-12-31 22:01
Srinagar - Shops and businesses are shut in
Indian-controlled Kashmir in response to a strike called by separatist groups
to protest firing by government forces that wounded seven civilians in the
disputed region.
Public transportation also was not running in Kashmir's
main city of Srinagar on Monday.
On Friday, Indian troops fired on the civilians in
Pulwama town as they carried two colleagues injured in a gunbattle with rebels
in a neighboring village.
Seven civilians were wounded in the shooting, leading to
massive anti-government protests.
Authorities ordered a probe and declared a curfew in
Pulwama which continued Monday, said Shabir Ahmed, a police officer.
Anti-India sentiment runs deep in Kashmir, claimed by
both India and Pakistan and split by a heavily militarised line of control.
- AP
