Kashmiri Separatist Leader Arrested

Police arrested one of Kashmir’s most popular separatist leaders after he launched a signature campaign to try to give Kashmiris a say in the future of the Himalayan region, which is claimed by India and Pakistan. They did not say what the charges were.

Yasin Malik’s arrest sparked immediate violent protests in Srinagar, the summer capital of India’s Jammu and Kashmir state. Crowds threw stones and bricks at police in armored cars. Officers responded with tear gas shells. There were no immediate reports of injuries.