Day After Delivering Speech At EID Prayers, Sarjan Barkati Arrested

Day After Delivering Speech At EID Prayers, Sarjan Barkati Arrested

Day after famous religious preacher Sarjan Barkati delivered speech in locality on occasion of EID has been arrested from his residence.

His wife Shabroza Akhter told that Sarjan was taken by Zainapora police from his residence on Saturday morning.

She said that Sarjan delivered his speech on EID in his native village Reban on Friday, ist time after he got released last year.

Locals said that he was on the stage for just few minutes in which he talked about Palestine.

A Police official also confirmed that he has been arrested, however, he didn’t divulged the reason behind his arrest.

Notably,he was released in last week of October last year after remaining for over four years in custody.

Barkati who had become the face of the 2016 agitation after the Killing of popular Hizb commander Burhan Muzzafar Wani uprising was arrested on October 01, 2016.(KS)