Srinagar: As tensions prevailed in many parts of the valley after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen Commander, Burhan Muzaffar Wani, authorities on Saturday imposed curfew and suspended mobile internet services to maintain law and order.
"The Amarnath yatra has been suspended from Jammu base camp. No fresh pilgrims will be allowed to proceed towards the Valley today," a police official said.
Though the yatra will continue from Pahalgam and Baltal base camps in Kashmir, the pilgrims would be advised to stay put at these camps till further advisory on their movement is issued, he said.
All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani and Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi had called for a complete state wide shutdown on Saturday and appealed to the people to participate in his funeral prayers in large numbers.
In a joint operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and 19 RR, Wani, Sartaj Ahmed and one other were killed in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Wani in his video message last month had assured that his outfit will not harm any Amarnath pilgrim as they are our guests. His video message had come in response to a senior security force official claiming that militants might carry out attacks on Amarnath pilgrims.
