Decision taken by local administration after assessment of situation: DGP
Srinagar: A day before Prime Minister Narendera Modi’s visit to Kashmir, authorities on Thursday placed some senior separatist leaders under house arrest.
Those who have been confined to their residences include Hurriyat Conference Jammu and Kashmir (HCJK) leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, Hurriyat (M) leader Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Hurriyat Conference (G) leader Mohammad Ashraf Sehraie, Hurriyat (G) leader Ayaz Akbar and Hurriyat (G) leader Altaf Shah. Pertinently, Syed Ali Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) is already under house detention for the last over two months. The DGP K Rajindera Kumar told KNS that the decision has been taken by the local administration after assessment of the situation. “These decisions are taken by the local administration after thorough assessment of the situation on ground,” he added.