SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that ten persons were arrested in Maisuma accused of ‘sloganeering and stone-pelting outside residence of JKLF Chief Yasin Malik.
“10 accused arrested so far in anti-national sloganeering & stone pelting outside home of Yasin Malik prior to sentencing in Maisuma yesterday. All other areas remained peaceful. Youths are again requested not to indulge in activities that can spoil their careers & disrupt familes,” Srinagar police tweeted.
10 accused arrested so far in anti-national sloganeering & stone pelting outside home of Yasin Malik prior to sentencing in Maisuma yesterday. All other areas remained peaceful. Youths are again requested not to indulge in activities that can spoil their careers & disrupt familes pic.twitter.com/mq2XgxARD9
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) May 26, 2022
“Others are being identified & will be arrested soon. Case has been registered under ULPA & IPC. The main instigators of this hooliganism will be booked under PSA. Such anti-national activities & provocative posture will be always dealt strictly & with full force of law,” Srinagar police said.
Others are being identified & will be arrested soon. Case has been registered under ULPA & IPC. The main instigators of this hooliganism will be booked under PSA. Such anti-national activities & provocative posture will be always dealt strictly & with full force of law.
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) May 26, 2022
Meanwhile, a spontaneous shutdown was observed on Wednesday in Srinagar and in parts of the city on Thursday to protest Malik’s sentencing.
Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court on Wednesday. He was convicted under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
