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Mirwaiz put under house arrest on Youm-e- Ashur
SRINAGAR: The Indian army has placed the leader of the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest on the occasion of Youm-e-Ashur here, Geo News reported.
Kashmir Media Service said that Mirwaiz Umar Farroq was detained at his residence in Srinagar and he was barred from going anywhere.
Miwaiz Umar Farooq was scheduled to address a congregation at the Jamia Masjid here on the occasion of Youm-e-Ashur.
The spokesperson of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that the Indian army has barred the people in different areas of the city from participating in the Moharram processions, while the administration has placed barriers and blocked the roads and highways.
Courtesy www.geo.tv