Kashmir Resistance Leader Released After Four Years By Indian Government

SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - MARCH 08: Senior Kashmir resistance leader and Hurriyat Conference chairman of Muslim League Masrat Alam Bhat rests at his home after he was released by Indian government after 53-month-long captivity on March 08, 2015 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Masrat Alam, 42, a senior Kashmir resistance leader and Hurriyat Conference chairman of Muslim League, a separatist party. Alam, known as the architect of 2008 and 2010 anti-India uprisings, was released after 53-month-long captivity on Saturday night. Masarat Aalam was released by Indian government after four years, weeks after the new government assumed office in Kashmir. Aalam, garnered public and media attention for mobilizing pro-freedom protests during 2010 while in hiding. The police had announced a reward of Indian National Rupees one million (Rs 10 lakh) for information leading to his arrest. After evading the police for several months, he was arrested in a house in the outskirts of Srinagar. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)