All Parties Hurriyat Conference, on Saturday said that police detained its chief spokesperson Gh Ahmad Gulzar and was lodged at police station Shairgari and added that scores of pro-freedom leaders including Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai and Mohammad Ashraf Laya are under house detention since last week.

Meanwhile police arrested Umer Aadil Dar and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Shah Wali Mohammad and detained them in Nowgam and Spore police stations, while as Hurriyat leaders Mohammad Yaseen Ataiee and Syed Imtiyaz Haider also has been arrested and lodged in police station Budgam.

Condemning the authorities, Hurriyat termed the detention as ‘undemocratic and unconstitutional, saying repressive and arbitrary measures won’t deter them from pursuing their mission.

Meanwhile Hurriyat Conference strongly condemned the re-arrest of Javed Ahmad Mir (Lolab). Mir was lodged in District jail Kupwara and was released by court on bail, said Hurriyat, however soon after his release, police rearrested him from his residence and shifted to unknown destination.

Hurriyat conferee strongly condemned the arrest of three close relatives of Nazir Ahmad Khaja (Seelu Sopore) including his brother in laws Mohammad Maqbool, Mohammad Asadullah, and Khizir Mohammad. Huriyat said that Nazir Ahmad is a prominent party activist and stating police action as political vendetta, said that his brother was arrested some 20 days before and till now is in police custody.