Curfew continues in Poonch, bandh in other parts of Jammu

The curfew, which was imposed in border town of Poonch in the wake of August 23 communal incidents, is continuing with police and para military troops maintaining law and order situation, official sources said.

The town and its adjoining villages witnessed violent incidents of arson in which several shops and houses were burnt and some places of worships damaged.

Night curfew continued in Kishtwar town as a precautionary measure.

The town was rocked by communal clashes on August 12 in which two people were killed and several others injured. Some shops and houses were also burnt there.

Elsewhere in the Jammu province, normal life was affected due to closure of shops, markets and commercial establishments. Vehicular traffic was not plying on roads and industrial activity had come to a grinding halt in response to the bandh called by Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (SAYSS), spearheading the ongoing agitation.

Meanwhile, no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the province so far. Only a few processions were held in some areas of the district on Wednesday.