Srinagar, Nov 18 : Separatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik was arrested on Saturday morning while chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq was put under house arrest since late Friday night.
There was also no relief for chairman of hardline HC Syed Ali Shah Geelani who remained under house arrest for the past several months.
A spokesman for the JKLF said team of security forces arrested Malik from his Maisuma residence near here this morning. He said Malik was later shifted to central jail, Srinagar.
