SRINAGAR: The Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Ashok Prasad Thursday said that the curfew in Kishtwar would continue till the animosity between Hindus and Muslims in the town was not gone.
“Animosity between two communities is still there and once it would be over, relaxation would be given in curfew. We don’t want to take any chance at this point of time,” he told a local news agency, CNS, adding that police is trying to evacuate stranded Yatris and tourists from there.
Prasad said that the situation in Kishtwar was under control but that the gap between the two communities was still wide.
Prasad said that Kashmir was peaceful and the people here showed a sense of maturity.
“Internet service was suspended to stop violence from spreading to many parts. We are going to call a review meeting and hopefully the internet service would either be restored on Thursday evening or on Friday,” he said.
He further said that nobody would be given a room who is found involved in communal clashes.
“We have arrested scores of people who have been found responsible for goading communal violence in Kishtwar. In Jammu region also, the police has arrested scores of culprits and the investigation is going on to find out the motive behind these communal clashes,” Prasad said.
