Bajrang Dal activists burn effigy of Masarat Alam

Kanpur, Apr 16: Activists of Bajrang Dal today burnt an effigy of separatist leader Masarat Alam for raising pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally in Srinagar.

Bajrang Dal leader Kushpal Singh said yesterday's event in Srinagar was "embarrassing" to the country and demanded that Alam be arrested immediately for such activities.

Pro-Pakistan slogans were raised by Alam and others waved Pakistani flags at a rally addressed by hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Srinagar yesterday. The incident has drawn widespread criticism from all quarters.

Recent reports suggest that Alam has been taken into preventive custody from his home.

[Read: Masarat Alam arrested from residence]

PTI