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Shopian gunfights aftermath: Mobile internet suspended in valley, educational institutions to remain closed on Monday

Srinagar: Following the killing of 11 militants in three different gun fights in Shopian, mobile internet services have been suspended in the valley as a ‘precautionary measure’.

Soon after clashes erupted at many places across South Kashmir and some parts of the city, mobile internet was snapped.

The authorities also suspended train services in Kashmir as a precautionary step.

Moreover, educational institutions will also remain closed on Monday. Authorities at Kashmir University, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) and Central University of Kashmir (CUK) have postponed all the examinations and interviews scheduled for Monday.

Eleven militants were killed in the twin operations at Dragad and Kachdor. Seven militants were killed in Dragad, and three killed in Kachdor where the forces blasted the house to kill the remaining militants when reports last came.

One militant Rouf Bashir Khanday was killed and his associate Imran Rashid was arrested during an overnight gunfight at Brunty Dialgam in Anantnag district.

Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik on Sunday called for a Kashmir-wide shutdown. The Shutdown call is for Sunday and Monday.

Police sources in Srinagar and Shopian have identified the killed militants as Yawar Itoo, a resident Safnagri Zainpora, Nazim Nazir of Nagbal, Adil Thokar of Homhona, Ubair Shafi Malla, a resident of Trenz, Rais Thokar of Paderpora, Ishafaq Malik of Pinjoora and Zubair Turay of Shopian town.

In clashes which erupted near the gun fight sites, over a 100 civilians have been injured and two identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Padroo and Zubair Ahmad Bhat were killed.

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