Post Pulwama terror attack the crackdown on the separatists after the withdrawal of security cover have continued. In the latest action , according to media reports, the Kashmiri separatist leader and JKLF chief Yasin Malik was arrested from his residence in a raid. Malik’s detention comes ahead of crucial hearing on Article 35-A in Supreme Court that is likely to take place on Monday.

Malik was arrested from his Maisuma residence and has been taken to the Kothibagh Police Station.

Police and paramilitary forces have been put on high alert but there was no confirmation about any more detentions.

The action comes eight days after an audacious terror attack on a convoy in Pulwama district in which 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives.