Officials announced a two-day "full curfew" on Monday citing intelligence reports of looming protests in the Muslim-majority region of seven million people, where locals have called for the anniversary to be marked as a "black day." Police vehicles patrolled the main city Srinagar after dark on Monday and again on Tuesday morning, with officers using megaphones to order residents to remain indoors. A "full curfew" means people can only move around with an official pass, usually reserved for essential services such as police and ambulances. Painful memoriesFor locals, the new curfew brought back memories of the weeks-long clampdown a year ago. Kashmir has been split since 1947 between India and Pakistan, both of which claim it in full.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 04, 2020 07:07 UTC