Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir authorities here on Thursday night placed hardline separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Masrat Alam under house arrest.

"To maintain law and order, Geelani has been out under house arrest in his Hyderpora residence in the city," a senior police officer told IANS in Srinagar. Geelani, according to sources, had been planning to visit the south Kashmir's Tral town on Friday where a civilian was killed in firing by the security forces three days ago.