Hurriyat chief, others put under house arrest

Move comes in order to stop a rally planned to pay homage to Sheikh Abdul Aziz.

PTI | August 11, 2011



Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and several other leaders of the amalgam were placed under house arrest ahead of a rally in old city on the third death anniversary of a slain separatist leader.

Peoples League chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza was also detained from a house in Wazirbagh area of the city in the wee hours on Thursday and lodged at police station Rajbagh, officials said.

Another separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was detained outside his Rawalpora residence and lodged at police station Saddar as he tried to march towards the venue of the rally, they said.

The separatist amalgam had planned a rally at Edigah grave yard to pay homage to Shiekh Abdul Aziz, who was shot dead on this day in 2008 while leading a march towards Line of Control at the height of Amarnath land row agitation.

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