Srinagar, February 26: National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers on Tuesday raided the Srinagar residence of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik.

The counter-terrorism agency men along with the state police and others cordoned off Malik's residence at around 7.30 a.m., a JKLF source said. Yasin Malik, Separatist Leader, Arrested In Midnight Raid in Jammu & Kashmir.

"This raid was carried out while the JKLF chief was still lodged in Kothibagh police station," he added. NIA confirmation as to what promoted the raid was awaited.

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