Separatist Yasin Malik arrested in late night raid
Malik's detention comes ahead of the hearing on Article 35A in the Supreme Court which is likely to take place on Monday.
Malik's detention comes ahead of the hearing on Article 35A in the Supreme Court which is likely to take place on Monday.
In a major step taken in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, the Centre on Sunday withdrew the security cover of five top separatists including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
However, names of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Yasin Malik do not feature on the list.
The decision comes two days after Home Minister Rajnath Singh slammed “those who take money from Pakistan to create unrest in Kashmir”.