Malik Arrested, Released

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 03: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chief Yasin Malik was on Thursday arrested to prevent him from leading JRL’s proposed protests against the “desecration of Jamia Masjid by 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.
Malik, however, was release later in the evening. Pertinently, Mirwaiz has called for protests tomorrow against the “desecration” of Jamia Masjid.