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| Kashmir shuts down over deaths | Kashmir shuts down over deaths |
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| A shutdown in protest against the alleged rape and murder of two young women has once again disrupted life in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir. | A shutdown in protest against the alleged rape and murder of two young women has once again disrupted life in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir. |
| Separatists have called for a march to the northern town of Baramullah. Security forces have sealed off the town and suspended traffic. | Separatists have called for a march to the northern town of Baramullah. Security forces have sealed off the town and suspended traffic. |
| Businesses in most towns across the valley are closed. | Businesses in most towns across the valley are closed. |
| Protests over the deaths have raged in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley since the bodies were found on 30 May. | Protests over the deaths have raged in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley since the bodies were found on 30 May. |
| The town of Shopian, where the bodies of the two women were found, remained shut for the twenty-first consecutive day. | |
| The bodies of the two young women were found in a canal in the town of Shopian on 30 May. They had gone missing the previous evening. | The bodies of the two young women were found in a canal in the town of Shopian on 30 May. They had gone missing the previous evening. |
| The police is treating the deaths as rape and murder. The state government has announced a judicial inquiry into the incident. | The police is treating the deaths as rape and murder. The state government has announced a judicial inquiry into the incident. |
| At least two people protesting against the deaths have died in clashes with the security forces. | At least two people protesting against the deaths have died in clashes with the security forces. |
| The BBC's Altaf Husain in Srinagar says the incident has put a big question mark on the credibility and ability of the state chief minister, Omar Abdullah. | The BBC's Altaf Husain in Srinagar says the incident has put a big question mark on the credibility and ability of the state chief minister, Omar Abdullah. |
| Mr Abdullah told reporters days after the incident that initial investigations indicated there were no rape and murder. | Mr Abdullah told reporters days after the incident that initial investigations indicated there were no rape and murder. |