 "Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest")
Separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday placed under house arrest as he was heading towards Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of the city for the Friday prayers.
A posse of policemen stopped Mirwaiz from leaving his residence and informed him that he has been placed under house arrest, a spokesman for the Hurriyat chairman said.
He said the Hurriyat leader was heading to Jamia Masjid for delivering a sermon ahead of the Friday prayers.
A police official said the step was taken as there were apprehensions of law and order problems in view of the protest call given by the Hurriyat after Friday prayers.
Meanwhile, authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar as a precautionary measure against protests by separatist groups over the US' decision to declare Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin a "global terrorist".
A posse of policemen stopped Mirwaiz from leaving his residence and informed him that he has been placed under house arrest, a spokesman for the Hurriyat chairman said.
He said the Hurriyat leader was heading to Jamia Masjid for delivering a sermon ahead of the Friday prayers.
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Meanwhile, authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar as a precautionary measure against protests by separatist groups over the US' decision to declare Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin a "global terrorist".
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