more-inThe Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday withdrew cases against 4,327 youths, mainly first-time stone-throwers involved in 744 cases of disturbing law and order in the past one year. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti announced the decision after a high-powered committee, headed by Director-General of Police S.P. Regular monitoringAn official spokesman said cases against these youths stood withdrawn. In the past, the Mufti government set a process of reviewing cases against youths involved in incidents from 2008 to 2014. “She [the Chief Minister] is committed to withdrawing cases against youths found ‘not involved in heinous crimes’,” said the spokesman.

Source: The Hindu November 29, 2017 17:03 UTC