7 days police custody for Masarat Alam
SRINAGAR|NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir’s separatist leader Masarat Alam was sent to seven-day police custody late on Friday evening.
This comes after Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman of the Hurriyat Conference, strongly condemned Alam’s arrest. Geelani maintained that arrest won’t deter them from carrying their movement forward.
Prior, violence broke out on the streets of Srinagar over the killing of two youths in Tral on a day separatist leader Alam was arrested, with protesters burning the national flag and fighting pitched battles with security forces.
Certain areas in Srinagar resembled a battle zone as masked protesters burnt the tricolour and clashed with security forces resulting in injuries to about a dozen people, including two policemen, PTI reported.
The protesters were also seen hurling stones at the police which retaliated, bursting teargas shells and using force to disperse the violent crowds.
The moderate faction of the Hurriyat led by Farooq also staged its own protest.
Meanwhile, Geelani has given a strike call throughout the Valley on Saturday against the killings and today’s police action.
As the Centre came under attack for the situation in the state ruled by PDP-BJP coalition, Union home minister Rajnath Singh chose to do some fire-fighting and asserted India’s unity and integrity were “inviolable” and “nobody will be allowed to break it”.
Minister of state for external affairs General VK Singh on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre will work in the nation’s best interest.
General (Retd.) Singh, who was reacting to the arrest of separatist leader Masarat Alam, said the Indian government knows the law of this country and will do what is best for the nation.
Masarat was arrested earlier in the day in the case registered in Budgam police station in connection with the provocative actions during the rally in Srinagar on Wednesday.
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Source:Timesofindia
