Shutdown and protests in parts of Kashmir after Sabzar Ahmad Killing

A protester throws rocks and bricks at an armoured vehicle belonging to paramilitary soldiers during a protest in Srinagar

Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, who reportedly succeeded Burhan Wani as the Hizbul Mujahideen commander, was killed on Saturday with another militant in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

The army’s northern command said operations were on, suggesting a third militant was being engaged.

Six suspected militants were also killed in Kashmir’s Rampur along the Line of Control on Saturday, the army said.

Burhan Wani was killed on July 8 last year in south Kashmir. His killing sparked violent protests in the Kashmir Valley for months.

Live updates:

2pm: Mobile internet services, including 2G, 3G and 4G, have been suspended in Kashmir after violent protests. It has not even been 24 hours since services were restored in the Valley: ANI

1:50pm: Shut down in many parts of Kashmir after violent protests in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat.

1pm: J-K government could suspend mobile internet services in Kashmir fearing law and order problems, says ANI. Services had been restored in the Valley just a day before.

12:30pm: Bhat’s death sparks stone-pelting protests at several places in Kashmir, reports PTI.

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