SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was on Thursday arrested to prevent him from leading protests against the desecration of Jamia Masjid by some masked youth last Friday.
A JKLF spokesman said that a police party raided the Abi Guzar office of Malik and detained him. “Malik sahib was taken to Kothi Bagh police station,” he said.
Addressing the media before his arrest, Malik cautioned the youth against divisions being engineered in the society. He termed his arrest as shocking.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Awami Action Committee has asked people to observe January 4 (Friday) as ‘Youm-e-Taqadus’. It has asked resistance leadership and religious leaders to address people at the historic mosque tomorrow and condemn the act of sacrilege.
Some masked youth had stormed into the mosque last Friday after congregational prayers and created ruckus there. The youth waved IS flags and raised pro-IS slogans at the pulpit of the mosque, triggering condemnations form the politicians and the civil society.