Srinagar, Aug 13 (KNS): Police on Saturday detained Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq when he tried to march towards Lal Chowk and lodged him in Police Station Nigeen.
According to the statement issued to KNS, a huge deployment of police and paramilitary forces detained the chairman outside his Nigeen residence after he tried to march towards Lal Chowk to hold a ‘referendum’ march as per joint programme.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel“He was lodged in police station Nigeen,” statement adds.
Pertinently, the separatist leadership had called for a ‘referendum rally’ at Lal Chowk on August 13 and 14. (KNS)