Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed on the third straight day on Tuesday in Hajin against the killing of two militants.

All shops and business establishments are closed while the public transport was off the roads, said by a witness.

Mudasir Parrey and Saqib Bilal Sheikh, aged 14 and 17 respectively, were killed in a gunfight with the forces in Mujgund on the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday.

A Pakistani militant identified as Ali Bhai was also killed in the gunfight that raged for 18 hours.

This post was published on December 11, 2018