Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chief Yasin Malik was arrested on Thursday to prevent him from leading any protests against the civilian killings.

Sources said that a police party arrived at his residence at Maisuma and detained him.

Meanwhile Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has called for a protest shutdown today against the killing of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari and several civilians during past week in the valley.