Srinagar, Aug 9: A “flag march” in the twin localities of Shiv Pora –Sonawar near the Badami Bagh Cantonment here this morning triggered panic with people running for cover, reports and witnesses said.The Army march, as per the inhabitants, continued for over two hours. “The armored vehicles with flags atop drove up and down the road and even traversed the Indra Nagar locality,” the locals said.For the past over a week, there are reports that the state government was likely to handover some areas of restive Kashmir to Army.
The Valley has been on boil since July 8, when Hizb commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani and his two associates were killed. Since then at least 57 people have died and over 6000 wounded in mob-control measures by the government forces.
