The life in city centre Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas were completely affected on Monday due to a strike observed to remember the Gawkadal massacre victims on their 30th anniversary.
On Jan 21, 1990, more than 50 civilians were killed by Para-military troopers CRPF in Gawkadal area of Lal Chowk.
Shops and other business establishments remained closed in Lal Chowk, Budshah Chowk, Maisuma, Gawkadal, Residency Road and Abi Guzar areas. Private vehicles plied on road normally though skeletal movement of people was observed on the roads.
Authorities had deployed heavy contingents of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas to thwart any protest demonstration. (CNS)