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After a series of curfew, the Kashmir valley once again is hit by curfew after the pro-independence leader Masarat Alam Bhat, who is the general secretary of the hard line All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was arrested on Monday evening.

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As per report of a police officer in Srinagar, Curfew has been imposed in Srinagar city,  Ganderbal, Baramulla, Sopore, Handwara, Kupwara, Pattan, Palhalan, Delina and some other towns as a precautionary step to curb any separatists demonstrations and protest to show resent against the arrest of separatist leader.

Well, close sources have reported that Police is satisfied after the arrest of Alam and called it a ‘major success’ as he was evading his arrest since June, the month from which the ‘Cycle of Violence’ hit Kashmir. Immediately after the arrest, Bhat was taken to an undisclosed location in Srinagar for interrogation.

Another police official confirmed it by saying: “We have arrested him on Monday evening from the house of his maternal uncle in Wagund area in Srinagar district.

The hard-line separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, reacting to Bhat’s arrest said, “Arrests and detentions are part and parcel of the freedom movement. The arrest is painful but the struggle will continue.”

Curfew once again affected the normal life of people in state as shops, educational institutions; public and private transport, banks, post offices and other businesses remained closed.

The accompanying clashes between pro-independence protesters and Indian security forces have left 108 dead and hundreds others wounded since last four months.

Measures taken by Delhi so far have proved ineffective in bringing normalized life into the area.

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