SRINAGAR: Life in Indian Kashmir is slowly returning to normal as authorities lift a curfew in phases. The curfew was imposed during the weekend after the execution of a Kashmiri militant.
The Batmalu area of Srinagar in Kashmir valley was under curfew since Saturday, after Afzal Guru was hanged in Central Prison in Delhi.
Since Guru came from the valley, police anticipating any kind of backlash had imposed a curfew in the region. But now, the police is slowly and gradually relaxing the curfew, depending on the condition in a day-to-day manner.
S M Sahi, inspector general of police in Kashmir, said: "We take these decisions on a daily basis, so what we will see when the day gets over today, then we will take a decision for tomorrow, and of course we are in favour of relaxation as much as possible and we will work towards that."
The relaxation in the curfew has brought a sigh of relief for the people who live in the valley, and people by and large want the curfew to be relaxed, but in a phased manner so that there are no incidents of violence and the valley remains peaceful.
Resident Ansar Ahmad said: "If the curfew is relaxed step by step, then it'll be good because there won't be too much violence."
Newspapers are also back in circulation. There was no censorship of press as such but because of the curfew, the newspapers were not reaching the residents.
- CNA/xq
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