Srinagar: Curfew was imposed on Tuesday in four districts of Kashmir Valley as authorities apprehended breach of peace in the wake of the arrest of hardline Hurriyat leader Masrat Alam.
A police spokesman said curfew has been imposed in Srinagar city, Ganderbal district town and Kangan town.
In north Kashmir, Baramulla town, Pattan, Palhalan, Kunzar, Tangmarg, Kupwara town, Trehgam, Kralpora, Handwara town, Kulangam and Chotipora have been placed under curfew.
However, curfew was relaxed in Kupwara from 10 AM onwards while in Handwara the restrictions have been eased from 10 AM to 2 PM, he said.
The restrictions were imposed as authorities apprehended that separatists might try to disturb peace by instigating violent protests in response to the arrest of Alam, a close confidante of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, on Monday night.
The spokesman said the situation in the Valley is peaceful so far.
Meanwhile, CRPF on the same day recovered a revolver and its ammunition on Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Batote in Ramban district of the state, a CRPF spokesman said here.
A Road Opening Party found the .32 bore revolver with six rounds near Gurdwara on the highway at Batote, about 120-kms from here, in Ramban district this morning, he said.
The ROP of CRPF has been undertaking detection of arms and explosives in certain areas of Jammu-Srinagar highway as a security measure, he said.
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