Grand Mufti of Kashmir put under house arrest

June 29, 2012 11:17

Life across Kashmir Valley remained disrupted for the fifth day on Friday due to a strike called by Grand Mufti of the state over gutting of the 200-year-old Dastageer Sahib shrine even as restrictions continued on movement of people in the old city.

In view of the proposed march to the gutted shrine on Friday, the government has placed the Grand Mufti Bashiruddin Ahmad, his deputy Mufti nasir-ul Islam and the entire separatist leadership under house arrest.

"The Grand Mufti and other members of the state muslim Personal Law Board have been placed under house arrest. We condemn this action of the government," Islam, who is also a member of the board, told PTI.

Police sources said top separatist leaders, including chairmen of both factions of the Hurriyat Conference, have also been placed under house arrest as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in the Valley.

The Grand Mufti had called for a march to the Dastageer Sahib Shrine, which was gutted in a fire incident on Monday. He had also called for a two-day strike, which will end on Friday.

Schools, colleges, offices, shops and other commercial establishments remained closed due to the strike.

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