Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was arrested on Friday soon after he came out of his residence at Nigeen to march towards Dargah Hazratbal.
Separatist leaders had jointly called for “Dargah Challo” to offer congregational prayers there and protest against the killing spree in the valley.
“As Mirwaiz sahib came out to march towards Dargah, Hazratbal, police arrested and shifted him to Nigeen Police Station,” media Advisor to Mirwaiz, advocate Shahid ul Islam told Rising Kashmir.
Pertinently, Mirwaiz is undergoing house detention since July 9.