Mirwaiz under house arrest, Nowhatta tense
SRINAGAR; 20, Sep 2013: To stop Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from marching towards Shopian, police on Friday put him under house arrest and did not allow him to come out of his residence at Nigeen.
“Mirwaiz has been put under house arrest and a large contingent of police and CRPF has cordoned off the area around his residence, media advisor to Mirwaiz, Shahid-ul-Islam told.
He added that other leaders of Hurriyat like Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone, Moulana Abbas Ansari and Agha Syed Hassan have also been put under house arrest while as many others have been arrested and detained in different police stations.
Hurriyat (M) has called for ‘Shopian Challo’ today to show solidarity with the people of Shopian who are undergoing strict curfew since September 7.
Meanwhile, Police resorted to teargas shelling on a pro-freedom procession near Naqashband Sahab, Khwaja Bazar in old city
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