Zakir Musa Encounter: Schools, Colleges to Remain Shut in Kashmir

There will be routine class work up to class 10, but higher secondary schools and colleges will remain closed.

A security person stands guard on the second day of curfew imposed to maintain law and order problem following the killing of most wanted militant and Commander-in-Chief of Ansar Gazwatul Hind Zakir Musa, in Srinagar.

(Photo: PTI)

All higher secondary schools and colleges will remain closed in Kashmir on Monday, 27 May, in the wake of the killing of Zakir Musa, the chief of Al-Qaeda's Kashmir cell and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind on Thursday, reported The Hindu.

According to the daily, there will be routine class work up to class 10 in schools. The decision was taken after protests and shutdown in the Valley continued on Sunday.

Speaking to Greater Kashmir, GN Itoo, deputy commissioner, Baramulla said, “Classwork in colleges and higher secondary schools of  Baramulla town, Sopore and Pattan will remain suspended tomorrow (Monday).”

Reportedly, the Kashmir University has decided to postpone its exams.

Shops, Fuel Stations Re-Open in Kashmir

Meanwhile, the restrictions on the movement of people was lifted ion Sunday from all areas where they had remained imposed for the past two days, reported PTI.

“Normalcy returned to the Valley as there was no strike today and restrictions were lifted this morning. The situation remained peaceful throughout the day,” PTI reported quoting an official.

They said shops, fuel stations and other business establishments re-opened in the morning while public transport also plied normally.

The weekly flea market on the TRC Chowk-Batamaloo axis through the Lal Chowk city centre was also open, they added.

Restriction on Assembly of People Around Jamia Masjid

However, the officials said restrictions on the assembly of people were imposed around Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta here in the afternoon after vehicles passing through the area were pelted with stones by some youths.

Musa, the so-called head of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, was killed in an encounter with security forces at Dadsara village of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Apprehending law and order problems, the authorities had imposed curfew in parts of the Valley as a precautionary measure on Friday. It continued on Saturday in view of a strike called by hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani against the killing of Musa and a civilian Zahoor Ahmad, a resident of Naira Pulwama, who was killed by unidentified gunmen on Thursday.

Mobile internet was also suspended Thursday night across the Valley, but the low-speed service was restored in most parts Saturday evening following improvement in the situation.

However, high-speed mobile internet continued to remain barred.