Srinagar : Restrictions were tightened in and around Srinagar city on Friday and security forces deployed in strength as the authorities looked to prevent any congregation of separatist groups to mark the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone.
The n highway connecting Srinagar to north Kashmir’s Baramulla and Kupwara districts was sealed off, as were roads leading towards the city centre from the civil lines area, officials said.
Movement towards the Eidgah martyrs graveyard where the slain leaders — Farooq and Lone — are buried is not allowed, they said.
People with movement passes and those having emergencies were, however, allowed to cross the barricades set up across the city, the officials added.