All shops, government and private offices and banks remained closed while traffic was off the road on Monday. The occupation authorities had deployed large number of Indian policemen and paramilitary troops to prevent people from holding demonstrations in the town.
The incident had sparked a wave of protests across the Kashmir Valley. Shopian had observed strike for 47 consecutive days to press for the identification and punishment of the perpetrators.
On the other hand, the police have arrested in-charge Police Post Pul Doda in connection with the harassment of a college girl who jumped into Chenab river on Sunday after she was terrorized by the policemen. The dead body of the girl was yet to be traced.
Source: Kashmir Media Service
