Police foiled a protest march of trader’s body in Srinagar on Monday who was protesting against the civilian, militant killing in Shopian.

The Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF), assembled at Abi Guzar. Holding banners and placards which read “Down with state terrorism”, “Stop genocide of Kashmiris” and “Stop innocent killings in the name of operation all-out”, they tried to march towards the civil secretariat, which was scheduled to open on today.

The rally was organized as part of Joint Resistance Leadership programme asking people to march towards secretariat on its opening day to hold a sit-in protest against the civilian militant killing.

They said that “traders are ready to suffer any losses but cannot tolerate “excesses on innocent people”.

However their protest march was foiled by police.