Authorities on Friday placed several Hurriyat leaders under house arrest to prevent them from leading rallies against the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani.
“Besides continuous house imprisonment of Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani and Hurriyat Secretary General Shabir Ahmad Shah, the authorities in the view of Burhan Wani’s martyrdom this evening placed other Hurriyat leaders Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Raja Mehraj-ud-din, Mohammad Ashraf Laya and other leaders under house arrest,” said a Hurriyat (G) spokesman.
Burhan, 21, was killed in an encounter with government forces today evening in Kokernag area of Anantnag district.
