An Indian police officer detains Mohammed Yasin Malik, a senior separatist leader, as he defies a curfew in Srinagar August 25, 2008. Indian police detained three Muslim separatist leaders in Kashmir ahead of a major independence rally on Monday, as New Delhi confronts the biggest protests in two decades in the disputed Himalayan region. Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

An Indian police officer detains Mohammed Yasin Malik, a senior separatist leader, as he defies a curfew in Srinagar August 25, 2008. Indian police detained three Muslim separatist leaders in Kashmir ahead of a major independence rally on Monday, as New Delhi confronts the biggest protests in two decades in the disputed Himalayan region.