Amarnath Yatra is suspended on Monday. And no yatri was permissible to move towards the Kasmir Valley from winter capital Jammu.
A senior police officer said “No Yatri will be allowed to move towards the Valley from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu city today,”
He added, “The Yatra has been suspended due to the prevailing law and order situation in the Valley”.
An officer of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) that manages the affairs of the annual pilgrimage told IANS that 8,611 pilgrims had “Darshan” at the holy Cave Shrine on Sunday.
“8,611 yatris had ‘darshan’ inside the holy Cave yesterday. These included Yatris who had already reached the north Kashmir Baltal and south Kashmir Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camps,” he said.