The JRL in a statement issued here appealed people including traders, lawyers, employees and Civil Society members to march towards secretariat complex at 11.00am, a complete shutdown has also been called.
The killing of Kashmir University doctorate scholar and Assistant professor Muhammad Rafiq Bhat makes it among one of the most qualified militants ever killed in the thirty-year history of Kashmir gun battles.
“Pertinently, the area was sealed to carry out further searches on cooling of rubbles immediately after the encounter ended to ensure no damage is caused by any explosive material left over at the encounter site,” the spokesman added.
“The driver of the vehicle could have saved the youth but he deliberately crushed him to death, reflecting the aggressive and anti-people approach of Jammu and Kashmir Police.”