Police foils ‘Shopain March’; detains Mirwaiz

Nissar Shaheen :
Srinagar, March 7 : Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained on Wednesday after he defied his house detention and tried to march towards Shopian.

Mirwaiz came out of his residence at Nigeen in Srinagar and tried to march towards Shopian. However, a police party detained the Mirwaiz and lodged him at Nigeen police station, a statement issued here said.

Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has called for ‘Shopian chalo’ today to express solidarity with the families killed during past week, the statement said.