A complete shutdown is being observed in additional district of Bhadarwah on Saturday against the killing of civilians by the government forces in 1990.
All the shops and other businesses establishments owned bythe Muslims remained closed to mourn the killings of three civilians on thisday in 1990 at Seri Bazaar Bhadarwah.
Three civilians were killed and dozens others injured onthis day in 1990 in the indiscriminate firing allegedly by paramilitary forcesand some religious fanatics.
President Anjuman Islamia Bhadarwah, Pervez Ahmed Sheikh,who had called for shutdown, said that today’s Bandh is being observed toremember the martyrs of 1990.
“This is the darkest day in the history of Bhadarwah as onthis particular day in 1990 peaceful protesters were fired upon by the forcesand some religious fanatics killing several innocent people at Seri BazaarBhadarwah. We can never forget those innocent people who sacrifice their liveson this day,” he said.
As precautionary measure, extra security deployment was madein Bhadarwah town and its peripheral areas.