Srinagar: Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was supposed deliver a sermon on Shab-e-Baraat at Jamia Masjid, was placed under house arrest on Tuesday.
Reports said that the Mirwaiz was placed under detention at his Nigeen residence.
Mirwaiz delivers a sermon at the historic Jamia Masjid in Downtown Srinagar every year after Eisha prayers on this night.
