KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
Amid massive protests in the Jamia Masjid belt in Nowhatta, a huge gathering assembled in the lawns of the grand mosque and offered funeral prayers in absentia to slain rebel commander Burhan Wani, a video posted on Facebook suggested.
The video indicated that a large number of people have moved out of their homes and are in control of the streets and roads.
Youth converged in Jamia Masjid lawns and held funeral prayers in-absentia for Burhan and his two other slain men. They had lit mashaals too.
Kashmir Life has two of its staffers trapped in different locations in Srinagar while they were on their way home and two of them successfully returned to office for lack of access.
Reports from Tral said that thousands of people are on way to slain Wani’s home. They are using all kind of transport to foot the distances.
Reports of protests are received from almost all localities of Srinagar and other places. Most of the city localities, especially in Srinagar witnessed abrupt mob restrictions on roads. They used stones and wooden logs to block access.
A senior police officer confirmed the momentary unrest but insisted that there is no report of any engagement of law and order machinery with the youth.
Mosques are reverberating with slogans in praise of Burhan, the rebel commander.
Burhan who joined militancy in 2010 was heading a nearly 17-member group of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. He was killed by SOG-Army in an operation on Friday along with his two associates.
A statement issued by Hurriyat Conference (g) late Friday night said that besides continuous house imprisonment of Syed Ali Geelani and Hurriyat Secretary General Shabir Ahmad Shah, the authorities in the view of Burhan Wani’s killing placed other Hurriyat leaders inclufing Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Raja Mehraj-ud-din, Mohammad Ashraf Laya and other leaders under house arrest.
