SRINAGAR: Indian troops staged a flag march in some areas of Badgam district for the second consecutive day May 20 while four persons including two militants were killed 34 surrendered and 15 others were arrested in Kashmir valley which observed a strike
The apprehension of imposition of ban orders on Tuesday the first death anniversary of Mirwaiz Maulvi Mohammad Farooq former chairman of the Awami Action Committee (AAC) were dispelled when the state governor G.C.Saxena asked people to attend the memorial service but to maintain peace and order.
Paramilitary forces were patrolling the bazars of curfew-bound north Kashmir township of Baramulla for the third successive day Curfew was imposed in the township on Saturday following the killing of URI station house officer Mehar Singh by militants.
Meanwhile whereabouts of Abdu! Ahad Kar a former legislator his colleague Abdul Rehman Sheikh two Swedish nationals a state government official and a soldier of army service corps remained unknown.
The army staged a flag march in Charar-E-Sharief and Khansahib areas of the Badgam district.
Doctors of S M H S hospital threatened that they will stop work if their colleague held by security forces was not released unconditionally.
Dr Farooq a house-surgeon of the hospital was arrested during search operations in Khansahib area of Badgam district Sunday.
Militants also opened three rounds in air at Zero-Bridge Rajbagh. However no one was injured.
Thirty four Pakistan-trained militants of outlawed Hizbul Mujahideen Muslim Janbaaz Force J and K Students Liberations Front Al-Burq Allah Tigers and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front surrendered before the security forces Sunday the spokesman said.
Huge stock of arms and ammunition were recovered from the militants he added.
A general strike hit life in Srinagar and elsewhere in the valley Monday with markets and shops and offices remaining closed and inter-district and city.
Article extracted from this publication >> May 24, 1991
