Jammu and Kashmir authorities Monday opened the Gupkar Road in Srinagar keeping it shut for two days.

Gupkar Road houses the residences of former chief ministers and other senior politicians.
The officials had claimed that Gupkar Road was closed due to ‘security reasons’.
Meanwhile, former chief ministers, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah -- who according to them were placed under house arrest on Sunday, have been released.
Roadblocks and barbed wires on the roads leading to Gukpar area in Srinagar were lifted and traffic was plying normally.
On Saturday, security forces had placed barricades and barbed wires on both the sides of Gupkar road, preventing pedestrian and vehicles movement.
The security forces were stopping people from moving on Gupkar road and directing them to take alternate roads to reach to their destinations.
Omar Abdullah, who is the vice president of National Conference (NC), lashed out at authorities on Sunday, claiming that he and his father NC President and sitting MP Farooq Abdullah, besides his sister and her children were placed under house arrest.
Responding to the alleging by Abdullah, police claimed that the movement of VIPs and protected persons was discouraged following adverse inputs on the second anniversary of Lethpora militant attack that left about 40 CRPF personnel dead.
The police also claimed that all the concerned were informed in advance not to plan a tour on Sunday.
However, rejecting the claims of the police, Abdullah asked security forces to share the written communication addressed to him or acknowledged by his office informing them in advance of these restrictions.
Later, police shared two documents which were addressed to different security agencies.
The letters said with reference to communication regarding the visit of Omar Abdullah, no VIP movement should be allowed on Sunday in view of an imminent IED threat.
Responding to the letter, Abdullah said, “Please note that none of the people who have been detained in their homes today have been marked on this document. More over it still doesn’t answer under what law police trucks are parked outside our gates preventing us from leaving.”
Srinagar Police on its official twitter handle had responding to Abdullah’s claims that he and his family was placed under house arrest since Sunday morning.
“Today is 2nd Anniversary of dreaded Lethpora Terror incident. There shall be NO ROP on ground. Due to adverse inputs, movement of VIPs/ProtectedPersons has been discouraged and all concerned were informed in advance NOT to plan a tour today,” the Srinagar police wrote.
The former chief minister, however, was quick to response to the claims, asking the police to explain under which law security forces had detained him in his home today.
“I’m not even sure if this is actually a police Twitter handle since it’s not verified but assuming it is - please tell me under which law you have detained me in my home today? You can advise me not to leave my house but you can’t force me to stay in using security as an excuse,” Abdullah wrote.
“Please share the written communication address to me & acknowledged by me (or my office) informing us in advance of these restrictions. Surely this anniversary didn’t come as a surprise to the administration,” he added.
“This is the “naya/new J&K” after Aug 2019. We get locked up in our homes with no explanation. It’s bad enough they’ve locked my father (a sitting MP) & me in our home, they’ve locked my sister & her kids in their home as well,” he said.
The former chief minister further alleged that the staff that works in the house isn’t being allowed in.
“Chalo, your new model of democracy means that we are kept in our homes without explanation but on top of that the staff that works in the house aren’t being allowed in and then you are surprised that I’m still angry and bitter,” Abdullah wrote.