Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was arrested on Saturday from his office in Abi Guzar area of Srinagar, said a spokesman.
He said that a police party cordoned off the JKLF office in Abi Guzar and arrested Malik.
The move, he said, is aimed at preventing the JKLF chief from carrying out an election boycott campaign.