Srinagar, Thursday 04 February 2010: A curfew-like situation prevailed in some parts of the city today as authorities made heavy deployment of security forces to foil any protests against the death of a teenager in tear-gas shelling on Sunday.

Prohibitory orders are in force in the city where normal life remained hit for the fourth consecutive day today.

Fearing trouble during the prayers being held for the departed 13-year-old Wamik Farooq, police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed to thwart attempts by people to take out processions.

Residents claimed that police vans fitted with public address system went round the city this morning announcing imposition of curfew. “We are not being allowed to move out of our houses as policemen announced imposition of curfew from 7 AM”, a resident of old city Abdul Qayoom said.

(PTI)