Curfew

9 Jul 2016

In power

PDP — Jammu and Kashmir

Acted

State government, Jammu and Kashmir

Under

Section 144 CrPC (orders restricting movement of people and vehicles, as recorded by the J&K High Court on 21 September 2016)

Authorities imposed curfew and other restrictions from 9 July. Madhyamam reported restrictions that day in Pulwama district, the towns of Anantnag, Shopian, Kulgam and Sopore, and areas under seven Srinagar police stations; a PTI report said curfew was imposed across Kashmir on 9 July. The J&K High Court recorded that the State Government had passed orders under Section 144 CrPC restricting the movement of people and vehicles. In the Lok Sabha on 21 July, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Chief Minister had ordered relaxation of the curfew in the evening and night hours. Curfew was lifted and reimposed in stages: PTI reported it lifted from all parts except Anantnag town on 26 July, reimposed across Kashmir on 29 July, and in force in Srinagar district and the towns of Anantnag and Pampore on 20 August. The Hindu reported curfew lifted from all ten Valley districts on 31 August and reimposed in Srinagar and other district headquarters and towns on 2 September. [2][3][1][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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