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Srinagar, Sep 5 (UNI) Chairmen of both the factions of the Hurriyat Conference (HC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Moulvi Omar Farooq and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Mohammad Yaseen Malik have been put under house arrest to prevent them from leading the Friday demonstrations in the valley. Mirwaiz Omar and Malik remained under house arrest since their release early on September 1 while Mr Geelani was put under arrest since late last night.
A spokesman for the moderate HC advocate Shahidul Islam told UNI that a large number of security forces and police personnel remained deployed outside the Nigeen resident of the Mirwaiz since September 1 when he was released after eight-days detention.
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