The former Jammu and Kashmir Bar body general secretary’s family and colleagues said he was arrested on Tuesday night from his house in Srinagar and has been booked under Public Safety Act
The five accused have been identified as Asif Ali Bhat, Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat, Waseem Mehraj Farash, Bashir Ahmad Sualiah and Bilal Ahmad Dar alias Shakir, he said
Police said the arrested persons who acted as overground workers of militant groups had many cases registered against them and identified them as Fayaz Ahmad Kumar and Safeer Ahmad Bhat.