Srinagar: JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik was detained from his residence in Srinagar, while moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Saturday. This was done as a precautionary step to prevent them from taking out protest marches after a youth, who was allegedly run over by a CRPF vehicle on Friday, died, a police official said. Malik was detained from his Maisuma residence and taken to the Kothi Bagh police station, he said. Mirwaiz was put under house arrest at his Nigeen residence, he added.
Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani continues to remain under house detention, the police official said.
The three separatist leaders, under the banner of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), had called for a shutdown in the Valley on Saturday to protest the death of the youth, Kaiser Bhat, 21.
Clashes erupted after the Friday prayers ended at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar's Nowhatta.
Bhat was hurt when a CRPF vehicle, which was under attack from protestors, hit him and another man.
The two were rushed to SKIMS hospital, where Bhat later died.
Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani continues to remain under house detention, the police official said.
Clashes erupted after the Friday prayers ended at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar's Nowhatta.
Advertisement
The two were rushed to SKIMS hospital, where Bhat later died.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Delhi High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Death Penalty Petition For Yasin Malik Anti-Terror Probe Agency NIA Seeks Death Penalty For Terrorist Yasin Malik Kashmir Separatist Placed Under House Arrest What Trump Rally Shooter Did On Last Day Of His Life Under-Fire Trainee IAS Officer Accuses Pune Collector Of Harassment Meet Indian-Origin Usha Chilukuri Vance, Wife Of Trump's Vice President Pick Four In Five Americans Fear Country Is Sliding Into Chaos: Polls Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Launched In India; Prices Start At Rs. 2.39 Lakh Admission Deadline Extended For EWS And Special Needs Children Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.