India puts Kashmir under lockdown amid communication blackout

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The occupying forces laid steel barricades and razor wire on roads and intersections to cut off neighborhoods in serene Srinagar and other towns in the Kashmir valley.
“As per the order there shall be no movement of public and all educational institutions shall also remain closed,” a government statement said and directed that public meetings and rallies were also being banned.
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In fresh aggression, Indian authorities also suspended internet services as well as a majority of mobile phone networks, stirring panic and chaos among the residents reeling under the brutality for decades.
Besides Hurriyet leadership, some Kashmiri leaders including Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were also put under house arrest in Srinagar, a move that drew criticism from top Indian politicians including Shashi Tharoor.
I believe I’m being placed under house arrest from midnight tonight & the process has already started for other mainstream leaders. No way of knowing if this is true but if it is then I’ll see all of you on the other side of whatever is in store. Allah save us 🙏🏼
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 4, 2019
How ironic that elected representatives like us who fought for peace are under house arrest. The world watches as people & their voices are being muzzled in J&K. The same Kashmir that chose a secular democratic India is facing oppression of unimaginable magnitude. Wake up India
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) August 4, 2019
This comes amid India's deployment of at least 10,000 troops in the restive valley, with reports of a further 25,000 ordered to one of the world’s most militarised regions.
The latest developments have stirred fears that New Delhi was planning to scrap an Indian constitutional provision that forbids Indians from outside India-held Kashmir from buying land in the territory.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair a national security meeting today; Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a National Security Committee meeting yesterday and warned India of any aggression in the valley.
Syed Ali Geelani, a top Kashmiri leader also issued a statement late Sunday calling on Kashmiris to 'use unity and brotherhood to fight India’s aggression'.
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