Write body Indian Kashmir shuts down over killing of protesters Agence France-Presse Indian Kashmir largely shut down amid heavy security on Friday after troops shot dead four people during a protest over a paramilitary raid on an Islamic school.
Shops, banks, schools and most government offices were closed after a separatist leader called a three-day strike to protest Thursday’s killings.
Srinagar, Kashmir’s summer capital, was almost completely deserted after hundreds of police and paramilitary troops were deployed on the streets to halt demonstrations over the deaths.
Although authorities have not officially declared a curfew in the troubled Himalayan region, residents said they were not being allowed to go about their business.
Troops fired on protesters Thursday, after residents of the district of Gool gathered to demonstrate against what they said was a desecration of the Koran by troops during their search of a madrassa (Islamic school).