Candle-Light Marches Held In Anantnag, Pulwama to Denounce Killing of Civilian Deepu Sharma

Srinagar : Candle-light marches are being held in twin south Kashmir districts, Anantnag and Pulwama, to denounce the killing of an Udhampur resident in a suspected militant attack yesterday in Anantnag.

Reports reaching said that a sizable number of civil society members gathered at prominent locations in Anantnag and Pulwama carrying banners and candles as a mark of protest vis-à-vis the killing of Deepu Sharma on Monday evening.

The local citizen demanded that the assailants be dealt with an iron fist for this unforgivable crime against a particular community and humanity at large.

The marches in both the districts continued when this report was being filed. (GNS)