<p>The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday booked hardline separatist Masrat Alam under the Public safety Act (PSA) and shifted him to a jail outside the Valley.<br /><br />"Yes, PSA warrants were issued against Masrat Alam yesterday (Wednesday) and the warrants were executed today (Thursday). He is being shifted for detention to a jail outside the Valley," a senior police officer told IANS in summer capital Srinagar.<br /><br />Masrat Alam was released on March 7 by the PDP-BJP coalition government, triggering a huge controversy over the separatist's release who had been arrested during the 2010 summer unrest in the Valley.<br /><br />The Mufti Muhammad Sayeed led coalition government had said that Alam's period of detention under the PSA had already expired and there had been no fresh grounds for his detention.<br /><br />As many as 110 people died in violent clashes between the security forces and unruly protesters during 2010 summer unrest.</p>.<p><br />Officials believed Alam had been the mastermind behind 2010 agitation. He was arrested after announcing a reward of Rs.1 million to anybody divulging information about his whereabouts.<br /><br />On April 15, youth displayed Pakistan flags and shouted Pro-Pakistan slogans in a separatist rally led Masrat Alam in Srinagar city to welcome Syed Ali Geelani.<br />Police arrested Alam on April 17 for sedition and waging war against the state.</p>.<p>Alam's lawyer had filed a bail application in the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court in central Badgam district Thursday.<br /><br />Alam had been remanded into police custody by the CJM for seven days. The period of his remand would end on Saturday.<br /><br />Sources in the police told IANS that Masrat Alam is being lodged in Kotbalwal jail in Jammu region.</p>
<p>The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday booked hardline separatist Masrat Alam under the Public safety Act (PSA) and shifted him to a jail outside the Valley.<br /><br />"Yes, PSA warrants were issued against Masrat Alam yesterday (Wednesday) and the warrants were executed today (Thursday). He is being shifted for detention to a jail outside the Valley," a senior police officer told IANS in summer capital Srinagar.<br /><br />Masrat Alam was released on March 7 by the PDP-BJP coalition government, triggering a huge controversy over the separatist's release who had been arrested during the 2010 summer unrest in the Valley.<br /><br />The Mufti Muhammad Sayeed led coalition government had said that Alam's period of detention under the PSA had already expired and there had been no fresh grounds for his detention.<br /><br />As many as 110 people died in violent clashes between the security forces and unruly protesters during 2010 summer unrest.</p>.<p><br />Officials believed Alam had been the mastermind behind 2010 agitation. He was arrested after announcing a reward of Rs.1 million to anybody divulging information about his whereabouts.<br /><br />On April 15, youth displayed Pakistan flags and shouted Pro-Pakistan slogans in a separatist rally led Masrat Alam in Srinagar city to welcome Syed Ali Geelani.<br />Police arrested Alam on April 17 for sedition and waging war against the state.</p>.<p>Alam's lawyer had filed a bail application in the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court in central Badgam district Thursday.<br /><br />Alam had been remanded into police custody by the CJM for seven days. The period of his remand would end on Saturday.<br /><br />Sources in the police told IANS that Masrat Alam is being lodged in Kotbalwal jail in Jammu region.</p>