<p>Wani was arrested late Thursday based on intercepts of a phone conversation between him and another person identified as Ghulam Ahmad Dar, a police official said.<br /><br />"The middle rung Hurriyat leader was arrested after his phone conversation with Ghulam Ahmad Dar during which Wani had told his friend that 10-15 people should be martyred during protests with security forces," he said.<br /><br />Wani and Dar had been discussing a violent protest in central Badgam district, he added.<br />The arrest followed disclosures by home ministry sources in New Delhi that "some violence in Kashmir was instigated".<br /><br />Wani's family has, however, been maintaining that he is innocent.<br />Many parts of the valley have been under an indefinite curfew, enforced with the army's assistance, following violent protests that led to three deaths in firing by security forces Tuesday. <br /></p>
<p>Wani was arrested late Thursday based on intercepts of a phone conversation between him and another person identified as Ghulam Ahmad Dar, a police official said.<br /><br />"The middle rung Hurriyat leader was arrested after his phone conversation with Ghulam Ahmad Dar during which Wani had told his friend that 10-15 people should be martyred during protests with security forces," he said.<br /><br />Wani and Dar had been discussing a violent protest in central Badgam district, he added.<br />The arrest followed disclosures by home ministry sources in New Delhi that "some violence in Kashmir was instigated".<br /><br />Wani's family has, however, been maintaining that he is innocent.<br />Many parts of the valley have been under an indefinite curfew, enforced with the army's assistance, following violent protests that led to three deaths in firing by security forces Tuesday. <br /></p>