Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was detained on Thursday from his office in Srinagar.
According to reports a police team reached at the Abi Guzar office of Malik and detained him.
He was shifted to Central Jail Srinagar, said a spokesman.
Pertinently, Malik had yesterday announced to march to the headquarter of National Investigation Agency in Delhi and court arrest there on September 9.