Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad supporters protest against the Pahalgam terrorist attack, in Dehradun, Friday, April 25. PTI
Pahalgam terror attack | Photos: Protests across country; Army chief visits Kashmir
In Delhi, popular shopping hubs like Connaught Place, Sadar Bazar and Chandni Chowk were among the more than 900 markets that were closed due to 'Delhi Bandh'
Protests were held across the country on Friday (April 25) to condemn the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed.
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In Delhi, popular shopping hubs like Connaught Place, Sadar Bazar and Chandni Chowk were among the more than 900 markets that wore a deserted look on Friday as traders observed a 'Delhi Bandh' to protest against the Pahalgam terror attack.
Muslims protest
Various merchant associations from sectors such as textiles, spices, utensils, and bullion also kept their shutters down.
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) held a 'Tiranga March' at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi in a tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.
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Scores of party workers and supporters, including IYC's National President Uday Bhanu Chib and National Media in-charge Varun Pandey, took out the March from Jantar Mantar Square to Jantar Mantar – a few hundred metres distance.
People from the Muslim community wore black bands during Friday prayers in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district.
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In Hyderabad, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi distributed black armbands at a mosque before the Friday prayers, urging people to wear them as a mark of protest against the Pahalgam terror attack.
Prominent Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Friday termed the terrorist attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam an "act against humanity".
'Havan' for peace
In Jammu, BJP’s senior leaders and workers performed a 'havan' for the peace of departed souls, at the party office.
In Dehradun, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad supporters protested.
Meanwhile, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi arrived in Kashmir on Friday to review the situation.
The officials said Army commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, accompanied the Army Chief.
The Chief of Armed Staff (COAS) would carry out a comprehensive review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, while top Army commanders will brief him about the security situation and steps taken in the aftermath of Tuesday's attack, they said.
The Army chief's visit comes less than 24 hours after Pakistan resorted to small arms firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, after India announced the closure of the Attari border for all movement as part of heightened security measures, Indian nationals returned from Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar.
Here are images from protests across India condemning the Pahalgam terror attack, and more.
An Indian national, centre, reacts as he bids farewell to his relatives who are Pakistani nationals as the latter prepare to return to their country, at the Integrated Check Post at the Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar, Friday, April 25. India has announced the closure of the Attari border for all movement as part of heightened security measures following the Pahalgam terror attacks. PTI
In this image provided by the Indian Army, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, during his visit to review the situation in the wake of the Pahalgam attack earlier this week that left at least 26 people dead, in Kashmir. (Indian Army via PTI)
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi wears black arm band to condemn the Pahalgam terror attack, in Hyderabad, Friday, April 25. PTI
Indian nationals return from Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar, Friday, April 25. PTI
RAF personnel stand guard during a protest by Muslims to condemn the Pahalgam terror attack near the Charminar in the old city of Hyderabad, Friday, April 25. PTI
Wife Sheela, daughter Aarti and other relatives stand near the mortal remains of N Ramachandran, who was killed in Pahalgam terror attack, during his last rites, at Edapally in Kochi, Friday, April 25. PTI
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi met Congress leaders, workers and locals in Srinagar on Friday, April 25. Photo: X/@INCIndia
People shout slogans as they protest against the Pahalgam terrorist attack, outside the Burah Jame Masjid in Guwahati, Friday. April 25. PTI
Muslims wear black arm bands to condemn the Pahalgam terror attack as they arrive to offer Friday prayers, at a mosque in Ahmedabad, Friday, April 25. PTI
Pakistan's flag missing from the table at Raj Bhawan on which the July 1972 Simla Agreement was signed, in Shimla, Friday, April 25. PTI
BJP senior leaders and workers perform a 'havan' for the peace of departed souls after the Pahalgam terror attack that left at least 26 people dead, at BJP Party office in Jammu, Friday, April 25. PTI
Security personnel guard outside the Pakistan High Commission, in New Delhi, Friday, April 25. PTI
Muslims stage a protest condemning the Pahalgam terrorist attack after Friday prayers at the Jama Masjid in Delhi, April 25. PTI
Debris of the house of LeT terrorist Adil Hussain Thokar which was destroyed after an explosion, in Bijbehara, in Anantnag district, Friday, April 25. Adil Hussain is one of the key accused in Tuesday's Pahalgam massacre. PTI
In this image posted by @OfficeOfLGJandK via X on April 25, J&K LG Manoj Sinha during a review meeting with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi GOC-in-C Northern Command Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Pratik Sharma and GoC 15 Corps Lt Gen Prashant Srivastava after the Pahalgam terror attack. (@OfficeOfLGJandK via PTI)
A group of nomads, at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam area, Friday, April 25. The nomads of Baisaran meadow have condemned the terror attack and appealed for tourists to return. PTI