Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik was arrested from his residence in Srinagar on Saturday, said a spokesman.
He said that Malik and another party leader Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri were arrested “to prevent them from leading protests against civilian killings”.
A police party raided the residence of Malik in Maisuma and arrested him.
Pertinently, the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has called for a strike today.