Arrest of separatist leader Masarat Alam in the Kashmir Valley By Deepak Parvatiyar April 20, 2015 5.00 / 5 (100.00%) 1 vote The Kashmir Valley is boiling again after the hardliner separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat’s re-arrest. Masarat along with Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani was house-arrested on Thursday 16th April and was finally arrested the following day and sent on seven day police remand under various charges of indulging in anti-India activities. The arrest came hours ahead of Geelani’s call for a march to Tral area of Pulwama district, where two youth were killed in an anti-militancy operation on 13th March. An FIR was registered in Budgaon police station against Geelani, Masarat, as well as Bashir Ahmad Bhat alias Peer Saifullah and other separatist leaders for provocative activities and hoisting Pakistani flag in Hyderpora under sections 13 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 147 (rioting),
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