At least 10 persons were arrested by the J&K Police in Srinagar on Thursday, in a major clampdown on the protesters who hit the streets as the JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s verdict was being announced on Wednesday in New Delhi.
Those arrested were involved in “hooliganism, rioting, anti-national sloganeering and stone-throwing” outside Malik’s house in Maisuma area of Srinagar prior to the verdict in a case related to terrorism and secessionist activities, police said. Midnight raids were carried out to arrest the 10 accused, “including the key accused involved in the commission of the crime”.
“It is strongly reiterated that no attempt at creating a law and order situation in the Valley will be tolerated and all such mischievous attempts by vested interests will be treated with full force of the law,” police said. They appealed to the people not to indulge in any “such activities that have the potential to destroy their career and trouble their families”.
