Srinagar : Ten youths were arrested on charges of vitiating the peaceful atmosphere outside the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar during the congregational payers a day earlier, police said on Saturday.
“10 Hooligans arrested for trying to vitiate peaceful atmosphere outside Jamia Masjid Yesterday after Friday prayers. They shall be booked under the relevant section of the law,” Srinagar Police wrote in a post on X.
Police urged the public not to indulge in such acts.
Sources said the youths were arrested for sloganeering after the Friday prayers at the grand mosque.
Some youths raised slogans when Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq came out of the grand mosque after offering the congregational prayers following his release from over four years of house arrest. ( with PTI inputs )
