Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 5: Authorities have decided to continue precautionary restrictions across all districts of the Kashmir Valley tomorrow in view of recent protests over the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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The decision was taken as a preventive measure to maintain law and order and avoid any untoward incidents.
Some parts of the Valley witnessed protests earlier this week following reports of Khamenei’s death amid air strikes in Tehran, prompting the administration to impose restrictions in several areas.
A senior official said the situation across Kashmir remained largely peaceful on Thursday, but the administration was not taking any chances.
“The restrictions will continue on Friday as a precautionary step to ensure that peace is maintained,” the official said.
Security personnel have been deployed in sensitive areas, while movement in certain localities may remain regulated depending on the assessment of district authorities.
He said the administration was closely monitoring the developments and would review the situation periodically. Further decisions would be taken based on the ground assessment.
Earlier in the afternoon, authorities eased restrictions in parts of Kashmir and shops opened in these areas and traffic plied normally. However, other areas including city centre Lal Chowk continue to be sealed.
In the morning normal life was affected for the fifth consecutive day as partial restrictions on movement of people remained in force as a precautionary measure.
The concertina wires and barricades were placed at important intersections leading into the city, while asserting that these were precautionary measures imposed to maintain law and order.
The iconic Ghanta Ghar in the city centre of Lal Chowk here continued to remain a no-go zone after the authorities sealed the area with barricades erected all around it on late Sunday night.
The move to seal the Ghanta Ghar came after it witnessed massive protests on Sunday after Khamenei’s assassination.
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