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Internet services suspended in Kashmir after killing of terrorist Musa

Authorities have suspended internet services in Kashmir valley and clamped restrictions on the movement, following the killing of most wanted terrorist Zakir Musa. In addition to this, schools and colleges have been shut down for a day.

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Published : May 24, 2019, 1:19 PM IST

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir): Hours after the killing of most wanted terrorist Zakir Musa, the local authorities have suspended mobile internet services across the Kashmir valley.

The move is seen as a preventive one to ensure that inflammatory images and posts are not uploaded in the social media platforms.

Besides this, schools and colleges have also been shut down for a day across Kashmir valley, with restrictions clamped on the activities.

According to the police report, Musa was killed in an encounter with security forces in Tral in Pulwama in the morning. He was the commander of al-Qaeda linked Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind.

One AK-47 rifle and a rocket launcher have been recovered in the operation at Dadsara village in Tral which began on Thursday.

The operation was launched following inputs about the presence of Musa.

After the state police forces killed three terrorists affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen on May 18, there was tension in the area.

Terrorists on Tuesday evening hurled grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post situated at State Bank of India (SBI) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. No loss of life or injury was reported in the incident.

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Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir): Hours after the killing of most wanted terrorist Zakir Musa, the local authorities have suspended mobile internet services across the Kashmir valley.

The move is seen as a preventive one to ensure that inflammatory images and posts are not uploaded in the social media platforms.

Besides this, schools and colleges have also been shut down for a day across Kashmir valley, with restrictions clamped on the activities.

According to the police report, Musa was killed in an encounter with security forces in Tral in Pulwama in the morning. He was the commander of al-Qaeda linked Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind.

One AK-47 rifle and a rocket launcher have been recovered in the operation at Dadsara village in Tral which began on Thursday.

The operation was launched following inputs about the presence of Musa.

After the state police forces killed three terrorists affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen on May 18, there was tension in the area.

Terrorists on Tuesday evening hurled grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post situated at State Bank of India (SBI) in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. No loss of life or injury was reported in the incident.

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Restrictions imposed to maintain law and order in Valley



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Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) After nocturnal protests in parts of Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian and some other places in the Valley when the news about the killing of Zakir Musa, chief of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind, spread, Authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in parts of the Valley.



All educational institutions across the Valley have been closed today.



Mobile Internet services have been snapped across the Valley to maintain law and order. Even the speed of fixed landline broadband connections has been reduced to prevent uploading of inflammatory posts and pictures.



Heavy deployments have been made in capital city Srinagar, south Kashmir Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian and Kulgam districts in addition to other law and order vulnerable places across the Valley to maintain law and order.



All these preventive measures were taken by the authorities to control the fallout on the situation after the body of the slain top commander is handed over to his family for the final rights.


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