Mirwaiz Umer Farooq released from jail; placed under house arrest
Mirwaiz has been released from the Chashma Shahi tourist hut which was designated as a sub-jail and he reached his uptown Nigeen residence in Srinagar
 "Police arrests Chairman of Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq after he defied his house detention and led a protest march towards Jamia Masjid at Nigeen in Srinagar on Friday Photo: PTI")
Police arrests Chairman of Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq after he defied his house detention and led a protest march towards Jamia Masjid at Nigeen in Srinagar on Friday Photo: PTI
The authorities on Monday released Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, from jail and placed him under house arrest here.
Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam, Umer Farooq's secretary, said the Mirwaiz has been released from the Chashma Shahi tourist hut which was designated as a sub-jail and he reached his uptown Nigeen residence in Srinagar.
Shahid-ul-Islam said police had informed the Mirwaiz that he was being placed under house arrest.
Mirwaiz Umer was taken into custody by the authorities and placed under detention in a tourist hut in the high security Chashma Shahi area of Srinagar with the beginning of the present unrest in the Kashmir Valley on July 9 after Hizbul commander Burhan Wani was gunned down by the security forces.
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First Published: Oct 25 2016 | 3:24 AM IST