Indian troops arrest Syed Ali Gilani in Srinagar

Indian troops arrest Syed Ali Gilani in Srinagar

ISLAMABAD: (APP) Indian police arrested the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani outside his residence at New Airport Road in Srinagar, on Monday.

According to KMS, Ali Gilani while defying restrictions attempted to march towards Islamabad to express solidarity with martyrs and victim families. He was also scheduled to address a public rally at Lal Chowk in Islamabad district, on Monday.

Indian police stopped Syed Ali Gilani and arrested him. He was lodged at Humhama Police Station in Srinagar.

The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued in Srinagar had given the call for holding the programme in South Kashmir's Islamabad district, on Monday to pay glowing tributes to the martyrs of Kashmir.