Indian forces enforce curfew in tense Occupied Kashmir
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 6:38 pm Under Kashmir News 9 views
SRINAGAR: Indian security forces enforced a strict curfew in Occupied Kashmir on Sunday, a day ahead of a major rally planned by separatists who oppose Indian rule in the Muslim-majority region.
Separatists have held a series of large demonstrations over the past two weeks, reviving calls for independence in the Kashmir valley.
They plan to hold a high-profile rally on Monday in Lal Chowk, or Red Square, in the historic centre of Srinagar.
The site is where India’s first prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru promised crowds in 1948 that New Delhi would give Kashmiris the right to self-determination through a referendum — a pledge that has not been upheld.
“Curfew is in force. Please don’t come out of your homes,” policemen announced through loudspeakers fitted onto police vehicles in Srinagar.
The curfew also covered other Muslim-dominated towns of Kashmir, a police statement said.
Armed security personnel patrolled the empty streets of Srinagar.
“The curfew has been imposed to pre-empt the rally,” a police officer said.
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