rinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday defied his house detention and tried to march towards Shopian but a large posse of police that was deputed detained him.
Mirwaiz came out of his residence at Nigeen in Srinagar and tried to march towards Shopian.
However, a police party detained the Mirwaiz and lodged him at Nigeen police station.
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has called for ‘Shopian chalo’ today to express solidarity with the people and ‘offer condolences to the bereaved families who lost their loved ones ,And will also address a public rally in Shopian.’