Kashmir Valley Kept Under Lockdown During Eid Festival

Main mosques in Srinagar remain out of bounds; stone-pelting in some areas

The Kashmir Valley remained under lockdown on the occasion of Eid on Monday as severe restrictions on the movement of people and traffic continued.

Shaswati Das, a journalist with a business newspaper who returned from Srinagar on Monday evening, said all main mosques remained out of bounds, and heavy stone-pelting was reported in some areas.

Anti-India slogans

Reuters said hundreds of people shouting anti-India slogans spilled on to the streets following prayers in the neighborhood of Soura, the site of a big demonstration on Friday, but authorities largely sealed off the area and kept the protest localised.

A television journalist said on the condition of anonymity that a group of boys snatched their cameras and heckled the team.