Life in Shopian town in south Kashmir, where two women were found raped and murdered May 30, returned to normal after the 48-day-old agitation was called off on Thursday morning.

The strike, which had led to a complete shutdown in the town, was called off following an appeal to the town's residents by the state high court's Chief Justice Barin Ghosh so that the special investigation team (SIT) probing the rape and murder of two young women could complete its probe speedily.