Police use brute force on Muharram procession in Srinagar

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In Illegally Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian forces used brute force to foil the attempt of people to take out the traditional 7th Muharram procession in Srinagar city.

Hundreds of people assembled at Hassanabad Rainawari area of the city and tried towards Botraj Mohalla, to Kathi Darwaza, the route of traditional Muharram procession on the seventh day of the Islamic month of Muharram.

In this regard, witnesses told media men that when the mourners reached near Dharamshala Crossing, the India police, who were deployed in strength, resorted to tear smoke shelling and  baton charge.

“This led to complete chaos. After lobbing tear smoke shells, the cops chased the mourners and pushed them back to Hassanabad Chowk,” Shabbir Hussain, an eyewitness said.

He said that the police action was unwarranted and uncalled for, as the mourners were moving peacefully towards the Kathi Darwaza, adding, “The mourners were only raising pro-Islam and other religious slogans. They all were wearing masks and keeping social distance as well. There was no provocation by mourners at all”.

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