<p>Nine people were detained on Tuesday in curfew-bound Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, while restrictions were relaxed in nearby Kishtwar district headquarters for five hours, officials said.</p>.<p>The curfew was imposed in the two towns last Thursday following communal tension over the controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammed by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and certain social media posts by local right wing activists in her support.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/prophet-row-advocates-former-judges-write-to-sc-for-suo-motu-action-against-demolition-drives-in-up-1118038.html" target="_blank">Prophet Row: Advocates, former judges write to SC for suo motu action against demolition drives in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>The officials said all the nine people were detained for provocative sloganeering during a protest. The police had arrested a person on Sunday for allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech at a mosque.</p>.<p>Senior police and civil officers are monitoring the law and order situation and the curfew in Bhaderwah is expected to be relaxed in a phased manner starting late on Tuesday, they said.</p>.<p>In Kishtwar, curfew was relaxed for five hours from 1.30 pm, the officials said, adding shops and business establishments opened soon after the relaxation was announced.</p>.<p>On Monday too, the administration had relaxed the restrictions for one-and-a-half hours and there was no untoward incident. People were seen thronging markets and buying essential commodities during this time, the officials said.</p>.<p>They said broadband and mobile internet services continue to remain suspended as a precautionary measure in both Bhaderwah and Kishtwar. </p>
<p>Nine people were detained on Tuesday in curfew-bound Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, while restrictions were relaxed in nearby Kishtwar district headquarters for five hours, officials said.</p>.<p>The curfew was imposed in the two towns last Thursday following communal tension over the controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammed by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and certain social media posts by local right wing activists in her support.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/prophet-row-advocates-former-judges-write-to-sc-for-suo-motu-action-against-demolition-drives-in-up-1118038.html" target="_blank">Prophet Row: Advocates, former judges write to SC for suo motu action against demolition drives in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>The officials said all the nine people were detained for provocative sloganeering during a protest. The police had arrested a person on Sunday for allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech at a mosque.</p>.<p>Senior police and civil officers are monitoring the law and order situation and the curfew in Bhaderwah is expected to be relaxed in a phased manner starting late on Tuesday, they said.</p>.<p>In Kishtwar, curfew was relaxed for five hours from 1.30 pm, the officials said, adding shops and business establishments opened soon after the relaxation was announced.</p>.<p>On Monday too, the administration had relaxed the restrictions for one-and-a-half hours and there was no untoward incident. People were seen thronging markets and buying essential commodities during this time, the officials said.</p>.<p>They said broadband and mobile internet services continue to remain suspended as a precautionary measure in both Bhaderwah and Kishtwar. </p>