Hurriyat chairman says he is placed under house arrest

SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he has been put under house arrest and prevented from offering the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here.

“As I was about to leave for Jama Masjid for the Friday sermon and prayers, I have been verbally informed that I am under house arrest today and won’t be allowed to go to Jama Masjid!” the Mirwaiz, who is also the chief cleric of Kashmir, said in a post on X.

He said it was “anyone’s guess” as to why he was prevented from going to the grand mosque in the Nowhatta locality of the city here.