Government forces Monday patrolled streets in the region's main city of Srinagar and sealed off all the roads leading to the Indian army's main garrison in the city, AP reported.
Three Kashmiri leaders, known as Joint Resistance Leadership, or JRL, called for Kashmiris to march to the army cantonment in protest of the Saturday's killings of seven civilians and three rebels during an Indian counterinsurgency operation.
The Indian army in a statement has appealed for people to not to heed the call.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan but claimed by both in its entirety.