The curfew imposed in Kishtwar district following killing of senior RSS functionary Chanderkant Sharma and his PSO remained in force for the third consecutive day Thursday.
Security personnel were deployed for strict enforcement oflaw and order in the district.
Police have picked up several over ground workers (OGWs) forinterrogation in connection with the killing of Sharma and his PSO by militantsin Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said.
“The curfew continues to remain in force in Kishtwar forthird consecutive day today. There is strict enforcement of curfew,” KishtwarDeputy Commissioner A S Rana told PTI.
Rana said there was no report of any untoward incident fromanywhere in the district and strict vigilance was being maintained in allsensitive areas of the district.
Sharma and his security guard were killed on Tuesday when amilitant opened fire inside a health centre in Kishtwar town, promptingauthorities to impose curfew.
“We have picked up some people, mostly known as over ground workers (OGWs). They are being interrogated,” the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu zone, M K Sinha told reporters on the sidelines of his visit to a polling station to oversee the security arrangements.