Police arrested Andrabi from her residence in Srinagar's Soura area.
Andrabi is the founder of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), a separatist organisation, and a member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.
She is the wife of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Ashiq Hussain Faktoo, who is now in jail.
Her arrest followed the terror attack on a military garrison in Kupwara district in which three soldiers, including an officer were killed..
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