Clashes erupt in Srinagar over Masarat Alam's arrest
Reports said protests are being led by Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Nowhatta in Srinagar.
Protestors are claiming that Masarat's arrest is unlawful.
Masarat Alam was arrested for waving the Pakistan flag to greet Hurriyat leader Sayed Ali Shah Geelani at a rally on Wednesday.
He has been taken to an interrogation centre and will be produced before a magistrate.
Geelani has also been placed under house arrest. The two leaders were slated to hold a rally in Tral to protest against the death of a youth in a recent encounter.
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