Shutdown Hits Normal Life In Srinagar, Separatists Protest Against Murder

SRINAGAR, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 20: People busy in shopping from roadside vendors in city centre Lal Chowk during a strike in downtown area in Srinagar, on September 20, 2015 in Srinagar, India. The parts of downtown witnessed clashes between youth and security personnel while the other parts of the valley remained shut in response to the strike called by hardliner separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani against killing of 3-year-old boy in Sopore region late on 18 September. Unidentified gunmen shot dead a three-year-old Burhan Bashir and his father Bashir Ahmed Bhat, a former militant, when they opened gunfire on their home in the Sopore region late on September 18. Bhat died at the scene, and his son died at hospital hours later. Meanwhile, Kashmir, on the call of hardliner separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani observed a shutdown to protest the killings. Kashmir valley has witnessed a shutdown after a call by separatists to protest the mysterious killing of three youths in north Kashmir. An organisation called Hizbul Mujahideen said that the three belonged to their group and had been killed by police. However, Indian officials from the police forces have said that they were killed by a rival militant group. (Photo by Abid Bhat/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)