Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a shutdown in the valley on Monday over the petrol bomb attack on a Kashmir-bound truck in Udhampur.
All shops, business establishments, schools, colleges and government offices are closed and public transport is off the roads in the valley today.
Authorities have deployed police and paramilitary forces in good numbers to maintain law and order situation.
The petrol bomb attack lead to an uproar in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Saturday, with the opposition demanding a reply from the ruling BJP-PDP coalition.
According to reports, four people have been arrested in connection with a petrol bomb attack on a valley-bound truck in Udhampur so far.
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