Thousands of people amid sobs and tears attended the funeral of the slain militants. However, despite restrictions in parts of Pulwama district, few militants appeared in the funeral and offered a gun-salute to their slain associate.
The gathering in Khanyar Srinagar was the largest in the valley which observes the occasion with high devotion and respect for eleven days every year according to the Hijri calendar.
The report reads that in April 2017, 30 militants were gunned down by the government forces. While as in June some 15 personnel were killed in militant attacks.
In 2016, after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani the Grand Mosque (Jamia Masjid) remained locked for 19 weeks, it was the longest period after Maharaja Rule that Jamia Masjid was locked down.