Srinagar: Prominent leaders in the Kashmir Valley, including former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, have been 'detained' and they will not be allowed to leave their houses, police sources informed.

Omar Abdullah, the National Conference leader had earlier on Sunday night expressed apprehension that he was going to be placed under house arrest along with other mainstream leaders, while Mehbooba Mufti, the chief of Peoples Democratic Party had called the development "ironic".