Srinagar: Police on Wednesday arrested Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq 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.
Sources said that Mirwaiz stood on his car for around ten minutes and addressed the people asking India to shun its rigid approach towards the Kashmir, adding that Mirwiaz tried to march towards Shopian but was arrested by the police.
