Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested on Sunday on the eve of joint resistance leadership sit-in on detainees.
A JKLF spokesperson said that Malik was arrested by police and was shifted to Central Jail Srinagar.
The joint resistance leadership was scheduled to hold a sit-in protest at Lal Chowk tomorrow (Monday) against the detentions.
Meanwhile Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Sunday to prevent from participating in a joint sit-in called by the joint resistance leadership tomorrow.
Hurriyat (M) spokesman Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam said that Mirwaiz was put under house detention to prevent his participation in joint protest against the detentions at Maisuma.
He said a heavy contingent of police was deployed around his Nigeen residence today evening.