Masarat Alam arrested
Police had already registered a case against Geelani, Masarat Aalam and others under Unlawful Activities Act.
Masarat Alam told NDTV, "Arrest is nothing new for us... this is not happening for the first time. This detention will not deter us."
Facing pressure from central government over alleged hoisting of Pakistan flags during a separatist's rally in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday evening placed senior separatist leaders, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Masarat Alam, under house arrest.
This comes ahead of their proposed rally in Tral in Jammu and Kashmir.
They were put under house arrest after Home Minister Rajnath Singh warned the Centre would not tolerate anyone raising slogans like 'Pakistan zindabad' on Indian soil.
On Wednesday, over a dozen flags of Pakistan were seen in the rally organized by Hurriyat for welcoming Syed Ali Shah Geelani from New Delhi.
On the occasion, senior Hurriyat leader and chairman of Muslim League shouted pro-Pakistan slogans angering Indian media and pro-India political parties, said reports.
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