Srinagar- Police on Monday rubbished reports about use of force to regulate 8th Muharram procession in this capital city on Sunday.
“Some fake news (reports) are being circulated by vested interests about yesterday’s Muharram by using old pictures and sharing them with oblivious media outside Kashmir. It is again categorically told that no force was used to regulate one Muharram route yesterday (banned since many decades), a police spokesperson said.
“Muharram processions are being peacefully held all over Srinagar, only 2 routes aren’t allowed among 100 others which are allowed,” he said, adding “the two aren’t allowed due to possibility of sectarian clashes/ law & order”.
The spokesperson further said that the chronic mischievous tendency of some vested interests to spread fake news with intentions of fomenting trouble in the City will be dealt with law.
“Srinagar Police is a professional force and is well aware of its duties of maintaining law and order in city,” he added.
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