Movement of convoy of forces in Kashmir valley suspended on Friday
New Delhi : The movement of convoy of security forces in Kashmir Valley was suspended on Friday apprehending law and order situation, a day after an audacious attack on a bus killed 49 CRPF personnel, officials said.
There will be no convoy movement on Friday in Kashmir Valley as there is a possibility of law and order problems, a Home Ministry official said.
Movement of isolated vehicle is strictly prohibited while movement of Army and CRPF vehicles in the interior, inter-district and intra-district in the valley is also banned on Friday, the official said.
49 CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on Thursday in one of the deadliest attack in Jammu and Kashmir when a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district.
The bus was part of a 78 vehicles convoy of CRPF travelling from Jammu to Srinagar.