J&K: Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi arrested

Andrabi has several cases pending against her.

With the law and order situation in the valley deteriorating in the past few days, separatist leader Asiya Andrabi was arrested on Thursday, said reports.

The Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief is a controversial figure in Jammu and Kashmir and heads one of the biggest network of women jihadis.

Andrabi has several cases pending against her.

She was arrested even on October 4 last year in the wake of unrest in the valley over Burhan Wani's killing, but was released on December 21, 2016. She was then kept under house arrest.

She was alleged to have issued anti-India and pro-freedom statements all along the 88-day-long unrest in 2016.

While all the separatists were placed under detention in the Valley after the unrest began on July 9, 2016, Andrabi evaded the arrest till October.

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