Srinagar, Apr 11 (KNS): Police Monday foiled the protest of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation front (JKLF) and detained scores of its activists who were protesting against the assault on Kashmir students studying outside the state.
According to JKLF activist, scores of JKLF activists were intercepted by police and were detained outside Taj Hotel who were marching towards commercial hub Lal Chowk from party headquarter at Maisuma.
The activists including Advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat,Noor Muhammad Kalwal, Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri, Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, Professor Javaid, Chairman HCJK, Shabir Ahmad Dar and others were taken under preventive custody.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Earlier, police had detained JKLF chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik during a raid last night, an activist told KNS.
Malik had called for a complete shutdown on Tuesday and a sit-in in Lal Chowk on Monday to protest against the assaults on Kashmiri students studying outside the state.
Led by senior leaders, JKLF activists took out a march from the party headquarters in Maisuma and headed towards Lal Chowk, but a police team intercepted them near Taj Hotel, said the spokesman. (KNS)