Yasin Malik, other separatist leaders arrested in J&K

January 31, 2014 16:52

Over 10 separatist leaders, including JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik, were taken into preventive custody and several others were placed under house arrest to scuttle protests after Friday prayers against the army's recent decision to close Pathribal fake encounter case.

Malik and 10 of his senior party colleagues were detained when they tried to take out a march to Lal Chowk from their headquarters at Maisuma in the heart of the city this afternoon, police sources said.

JKLF had announced a march to Lal Chowk after Friday prayers to protest the Army's decision to close the Pathribal fake encounter case by giving clean chit to its personnel.

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