A curfew has been foist across Kashmir
as Muslims across the nation celebrate Eid. Mobile and data services have been
stopped. Curfew on Eid is especially sparse in Indian-administered Kashmir. The
Press Trust of India agency added that Eid flock were not held at the important
Idgah and Hazratbal holy place for the first time in 26 years. Kashmiri media
reported that markets on the eve of Eid saw far fewer shoppers than previous
years, and the habitual gallop for bakery and meat products was missing. On
Tuesday security forces fired hare gas and pellet guns at protesters in the
Bandipora, Shopian and Srinagar. According to some media reports a 19-year-old
was killed after being hit by a hare gas shell in Bandipora. Separatist groups
have called for an Austere Eid to bewail the death of over 70 civilians in
protests since 9 July.
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