MLA Engineer Rashid arrested for raising black flags ahead of Modi rally

November 07, 2015 10:58

JUST IN: Independent MLA Engineer Rashid has been arrested in Srinagar for raising black flags.

It may be recalled that a handful of activists allegedly belonging to a right-wing organisation had blackened the face of independent MLA of Jammu and Kashmir assembly, popularly known as 'Engineer Rashid' using paint, ink and mobil oil protesting against his hosting a beef party in Srinagar last month.

Modi's rally is scheduled to begin shortly at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Sringar

More details awaited.

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