Shopian chalo: Mirwaiz defies house arrest, detained

At noon, Mirwaiz came out of his residence at Nigeen in Srinagar and tried to march towards Shopian.

srinagar, Publish Date: Feb 2 2018 12:22PM | Updated Date: Feb 2 2018 12:51PM

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Photo: Mubashir Khan/GK

Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained on Friday after he defied his house detention and tried to march towards Shopian.

At noon, Mirwaiz came out of his residence at Nigeen in Srinagar and tried to march towards Shopian.

However, a police party detained the Mirwaiz and lodged him at Nigeen police station.

Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has called for ‘Shopian chalo’ today to express solidarity with the families of five civilians killed during past week.

While Geelani continues to be under house arrest, Malik reached Shopian early today after two days of hiding to evade arrest by the police.