Yaseen arrested along with 25 others in south Kashmir

Srinagar, Jun 28: Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Mohammad Yaseen Malik, who was released from house arrest, was detained alongwith about 25 front leaders at Awantipora when he was on way to Shopian today.

Howover, chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq was released from house arrest.

Chairman of breakaway HC Syed Ali Shah Geelani and about 20 other senior separatist leaders, including Shabir Ahmad Shah remained under detention in different jails and police stations.

When Mr Malik along with about 25 other front leaders reached at Awantipora on Srinagar-Shopian road, he was arrested.

Mr Malik and others are now lodged in police station at Lethpora, he said.

A spokesman of the Hurriyat said restriction imposed on the movement of Mirwaiz Omar on Thursday, was lifted yesterday.

He said Mirwaiz was not allowed to offer Friday prayers in the mosque by the security forces personnel deployed outside his Nigeen house.

Mirwaiz, immediately after his release, visited Shopian last week and joined the demonstrators against the incident.

UNI