Jammu, Oct. 10 -- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Kabir was arrested on Friday following his statement terming slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani a "martyr" at an event in Kishtwar district, a police officer said.

"He has been arrested by the police. Further process in this regard is on," Kishtwar deputy commissioner Pankaj Sharma told PTI. Earlier in the day, Kabir courted controversy by calling Wani a "martyr" and questioned certain BJP leaders' visit to the house of the slain militant and offering the family compensation.

Wani, once a poster boy of militancy in the Valley, was killed in an encounter with security forces on July 8, 2016, in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district.

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