Chairman of the breakaway faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Friday arrested when he was heading towards Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
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Geelani, who was scheduled to address a Friday congregation at Rajouri town and Thanamandi, was arrested at Chingus, 90 km from Jammu, they said.
The firebrand separatist leader has arrived in Jammu on Thursday on a three-day visit to border districts of Rajouri and Poonch.
He was taken to police station and would be released in the evening, sources said.
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