An indefinite curfew has been imposed in parts of Jammu following protests that broke out on Friday, a day after at least 40 Central Reserve Police Force jawans were killed in a suicide bomb attack. Locals reportedly pelted stones on police and torched vehicles in Gujjar Nagar area of Jammu city, Kashmir Reader reported. Jammu District Magistrate Ramesh Kumar imposed curbs in Jammu city under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, banning the assembly of four or more people. Curfew was imposed at Bus Stand, Bakshi Nagar, Peer Mitha, Pacca Danga, Channi Himmat, Janipur, Bagh-E-Bahu, Domana and Nawabad areas, ANI reported. Modi also said the government had given the security forces a free hand in the wake of the attack.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 15, 2019 15:56 UTC