India, Jan. 9 -- Heavy security and movement restrictions in Turkman Gate, where violence erupted during a demolition drive has made routine tasks difficult for residents, with many unable to step out to buy groceries or go to work.

Shops shut for the second day on Thursday in the usually bustling lanes of the area, which remains under heavy security following clashes in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday that led to stone pelting at police personnel.

"I understand that security is important, but every time I step out to buy groceries or even pulses, I feel a dozen suspicious eyes on me," said a woman who has lived in the area for fifteen years. "I am questioned about where I am going and why I passed through the same barric...