Srinagar, May 27 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday alleged that Kashmir's cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Eid, preventing him from offering congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here.

"Yesterday he was stopped from going to Budgam. Today he was stopped from going to Jamia Masjid where he wanted to pray. This has become a custom. Even now, he has been kept under house arrest," Mehbooba told reporters after offering Eid prayers as per KNS.

The PDP leader also expressed concern over the condition of undertrial prisoners from the region."Thousands of our people are under trial in jail without any legal action. They are separate...