Clashes erupted between security forces and youths after NIA raids Yasin Malik’s residence, Pics inside

Srinagar: Soon after the NIA raid on the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik’s house, Maisuma area, minor clashes erupted between security forces and youths in the area

Youth took to streets in Maisuma area of uptown Srinagar against the raid on Malik’s residence and engaged forces in clashes. A partial shutdown was also observed in the area۔

National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers on Tuesday raided the Srinagar residence of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik.

The counter-terrorism agency men along with the state police and others cordoned off Malik’s residence at around 7.30 a.m., a JKLF source said. “This raid was carried out while the JKLF chief was still lodged in Kothibagh police station,” he added.