Yasin Malik, the 52-year-old separatist leader renounced violence in 1994 and took to table to forward his demand for the settlement on the Kashmir conflict.
Yasin Malik. (File Photo: IANS)
The chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik was arrested in Srinagar on Monday morning from his residence in the Maisuma area, said the JKLF sources.
Malik’s arrest comes on the day when the separatist group, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), has called for a protest shutdown in Srinagar and adjacent areas to mark the 29th anniversary of the Gaw Kadal shootout carried out by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Gaw Kadal area on January 21, 1990, which resulted in the death of more than 50 civilians.
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The incident took place when a huge procession was intercepted by the security forces.
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The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprises of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Yasin Malik.
Yasin Malik, the 52-year-old separatist leader, renounced violence in 1994 and took to table to forward his demand for the settlement on the Kashmir conflict.
(With agency inputs)
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