Srinagar, Nov 27 ; Chairmen of both the factions of Hurriyat Conference (HC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq remained under house arrest while separatist organisation chief Mohammad Yasin Malik was arrested on Monday morning and lodged in central Jail, Srinagar.
Malik was arrested from his Maisuma residence, where authorities have imposed restrictions along with Shehar-e-Khas (SeK), downtown and Kral Khud to prevent any demonstration on Monday, when separatists had called for a general strike against alleged ill treatment of Kashmiri detainees in jails within and outside the state.
A spokesman for the front said a police party arrested Malik and shifted him to central jail.
A spokesman for the moderate HC said a large number of security forces and state police personnel remained deployed outside the Nigeen house of Mirwaiz since yesterday.
He said a senior police officer informed Mriwaiz that he has been put under house arrest and cannot leave till further orders.
UNI
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