Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had been put under house arrest on August 5, 2019 the day the BJP-led Centre abrogated the provisions of Article 370.
Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house arrest, in a statement extended ‘heartfelt condolences and sympathies with the bereaved family of ML Bindroo (chemist) and others’.