Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik was Sunday arrested and lodged in the Central Jail in Srinagar.
The arrest comes a day after the JKLF chief visited the residence of two slain militants, including Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Sabzar Bhat, at Tral in South Kashmir district of Pulwama.
A JKLF spokesperson said that a large police party today came to the residence of Malik in Maisuma, where restrictions have been imposed to prevent protests, and arrested him.
The JKLF chief was then lodged in the Central Jail in Srinagar, he added.
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