“Hussainiyat will win in every era” – Pellets rained on Shia Muslim Mourners in Kashmir
Strict restrictions amid virus and government forces manning the streets and pellets raining on Kashmiri Muslims marked the 9th day of Muharram - the first month of the Islamic Lunar Calendar.
On a routine march which was taken out from Khomeini Chowk - Bemina in Srinagar, the police fired tear smoke shells and pellets on the mourners who were a part of the procession that is commemorated every year to mourn the killing of Imam Hussain (AS) who is the grandson of Prophet Muhammed - the last prophet of Islamic faith.
In the police action several protests were injured to which the police responded by saying that the processions were banned by Supreme Court in view of the global pandemic.
The locals told The Kashmiriyat that the police used indiscriminate force against the peaceful...









