October 19
A complete shutdown has been observed in Pulwama of the southern district demanding body of a militant killed last month in a gunfight in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Family of Abdul Rashid has been claiming that one among the killed militants was their son and has been demanding the body since September 21, when the encounter took place in Sumlar area of district Bandipora.
All shops and business establishments were closed while public transport remained thin on roads.
Auquaf committee Pulwama had called for shutdown in the down to press government to handover the militant’s body.