Wednesday 17th Jun, 2026
Pulwama Terror Attack: Jammu observes total shutdown amid violence, curfew imposed, mob torches vehicles, 8 injured
Jammu, Feb 15: (UNI) The District Administration Jammu has imposed curfew in this winter capital of the state after violence erupted amid total shutdown as mob torched over a dozen vehicles and damaged many in protest against the Pakistan while around eight persons including cops also suffered injuries.
37 CRPF personnel were martyred in a brutal terror attack on Thursday in Lethipora area of Awantipora in Pulwama.
The Jammu shutdown call was given by the Chamber of Commerce and Industries supported by the transporters, small scale businessmen, Bar Association of Jammu, Team Jammu and various political outfits.
Hundreds of protestors this morning took out protest rallies in parts of winter capital amid slogans “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Vande Matram”.
Waving National Flag, the protesting mob staged demonstration in parts of Jammu and also torched over a dozen vehicles, which further intensified the protests thus forcing forced police and para-military forces to act swiftly.
Hundreds of volunteers of Team Jammu held massive anti-Pakistan and anti-terrorism protest and stood in solidarity with the families of martyr CRPF personnel.
Raising slogans, the volunteers of Team Jammu demanded stern action against Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in Kashmir Valley. After passing through various bazaars of city here, the protestors demanded befitting reply against such a cowardice act of terrorists.
“We condemn the brutal attack and stand in solidarity with the families of those who lost their dear ones in the terrorist attack,” said Chairman Team Jammu Zorawar Singh Jamwal while addressing the protestors.
He said, “Centre and the state governments should adopt a proactive policy to flush out and eliminate all terrorists operating in different parts of the state.”
Activists of Young panthers also took out rally led by its State Vice President Partap Singh Jamwal.
The activists blocked the Tawi Bridge road and burn the effigy of Pakistan amid slogans “Pakistan Hai Hai”, “Modi teray 56 inch k senay ka kiya hua, kia hua”, “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” “Humay kya chahiye, Shaheedo ka badla”.
Pratap Singh castigating Pakistan for its terror training camps, its Hawala deals, its drug trafficking, its moral and material support to secessionism besides its highly rancorous propaganda in the print and electronic media, against India.
He also lamented that Pak’s notoriety had assumed alarming and unacceptable proportions. He said that the belligerent neighbour endorsing all kinds of support to the secessionists in Kashmir and brutally assassinating more than 44 CRPF Jawans and injuring dozens should be an eye opener for the international community.
President Jammu West Assembly Sunil Dimple also took out protest rally and threatened to call “indefinite Jammu Bandh”, if the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP fails to start war with Pakistan, replace present political governor Satyapal Malik with a retired Chief of the army staff as Governor.
However, BJP leaders and activists led by its state president Ravinder Raina also staged protest demonstration shouting anti-Pakistan slogans.
Sensing situation going out of control, district administration has imposed curfew in the Jammu City.
In exercise of powers vested in him under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code, District Magistrate Jammu Ramesh Kumar has ordered imposition of curfew in the area of whole Jammu city to maintain law and order, public tranquillity and to protect life and property of general public.
However, various protest rallies were taken out in part of Jammu city while police fired smoke shells to disperse the protestors and in violence, around eight persons including three police personnel also suffered injuries.
Mobile internet service was also snapped as preventive measure to stop rumour mongers and trouble-shooters play spoilsport.
The protestors also burnt tyres during the protest while commuters especially the tourists and the Vaishno Devi pilgrims faced hardships while reaching to their destinations.
Security forces installed concertina wire at various locations to prevent protestors’ movement.
Situation in Jammu was already tense for the past four days after Pro-Pakistan slogans were raised allegedly by some of the Kashmir bound stranded passengers, which fumed the college students.
Police also resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the protestors. The protesting students were demanding action and arrest of those who raised the slogans and tried to disrupt peace in Jammu.
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