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Indefinite curfew imposed in Srinagar

Indefinite curfew was imposed in Srinagar on Sunday morning, as tension gripped the area following the brutal killing of five Sikhs by unidentified armed youths at Mehjoor Nagar on Saturday.

Fearing trouble in the wake of the killings, authorities clamped indefinite curfew in the areas falling under 11 police stations of the city, an official announcement said.

People have been adviced to remain indoors, the announcement said.

At least five Sikhs were killed and five others, including two women, injured when unidentified armed youths fired indiscriminately on a group of Sikhs on Saturday evening.

Heavily armed youths sprayed bullets on the group at Mehjoor Nagar in uptown Srinagar around 1830 hours (IST).

While three died on the spot, two succumbed to injuries in hospitals.

The bodies were taken to a gurdwara at Mehjoor Nagar in a procession after they were handed over to relatives at the Police Control Room.

A large number of Sikhs, furious over the killings, assembled at the gurdwara and said they would not allow cremation of the bodies till central and state leaders visited Mehjoor Nagar.

They said they would even take the bodies to Jammu for cremation as 'we are feeling insecure here'. The agitated Sikhs raised anti-India, anti-Pakistan and anti-militant slogans.

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