Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested the former secretary general Muslim League and senior Hurriyat Conference (G) senior leader in a raid late last night at Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Reports said that a police team arrested Muhammad Akram Nagar, son of Abdul Gaffar during a raid at Kralgund.

A police officer said that Akram is an “activist” of Hurriyat (G) and was evading arrest since 2015. “He is involved in many violence-related incidents,” he said.

Many FIRs including 30/2015, 68/ 2016 and  69/2016 under sections 148, 149, 336, 307 and 427 RPC stand registered in police station Kralgund against Akram, the officer said. (With inputs from GNS)