Day after, convoy movement suspended in Valley

NEWDELHI: The movement of convoy of security forces in Kashmir Valley was suspended on Friday apprehending law and order situation, a day after an audacious attack on a bus killed 38 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, officials said.

There wil l be no c o nvoy movement on Friday in Kashmir valley as there is a possibility of law and order problems, a home ministry official said.

Movement of isolated vehicle is strictly prohibited while movement of Army and CRPF vehicles in the interior, interdistrict and intra-district in the valley was also banned on Friday, the official added.

Thirty-eight CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on Thursday in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a Jaish-e-moh a mmad s u i c i d e b o mber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into one of the buses travelling in an Army convoy, in the Pulwama district.

The bus was part of a 78 vehicles convoy of CRPF travelling from Jammu to Srinagar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Fri day s ai d t hose responsible for the attack will pay “a very heavy price” and security forces will be given a free hand to deal with terrorists.