Indian police detain Kashmiri leader

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have arrested the leader of a militant organisation, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front.

The man, Javid Mir, was detained near the Abi Guzar area of the state summer capital Srinagar.

The reason for his arrest was not immediately known.

Correspondents say the arrest follows overnight gunbattles between Indian security forces and separatist guerrillas in northern Baramulla district, in which police say eight militants were killed.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service