Srinagar, June 03, 2016: A Police party headed by SDPO Kothi Bagh arrested Engineer Hilal Ahmad War, at War Lane, Maisuma, Srinagar yesterday night and other Senior Hurriyat Conference leaders
According to the statement issued to the Kashmir Scenario. “J & K Police cordoned off the residential house of PPP Chief last night and arrested him. He has been lodged at Police Station Kothi Bagh,” the spokesman said.
J & K Police has launched crackdown on all leaders of Hurriyat Conference (M) in order to foil the programme of proposed possible peaceful protests after Friday prayers and hoisting of black flags as a mark of protest against proposed Sainik colonies and separate townships for kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir valley.
A party spokesperson condemned his arrest in strongest possible words saying it amounted to State oppression and a denial of right to expression. “This highhandedness of the Indian State administration shows how occupying power violates the freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly which has been guaranteed by Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Charter .