The administration had earlier released Imran Ansari of the People's Conference and Syed Akhoon on the grounds of health on September 21 APThe Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday released three politicians who were under detention since August 5 when the Centre abrogated the special status granted to the state under the Constitution, officials said. Yawar Mir, Noor Mohammed and Shoiab Lone were released on various grounds, the officials said, explaining the reasons for ending their detention. The administration had earlier released Imran Ansari of the People's Conference and Syed Akhoon on the grounds of health on September 21. The detainees include three former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. Farooq Abdullah was subsequently detained under the stringent Public Safety Act, while other politicians were mostly detained under different sections of the criminal procedure code.

Source: The Telegraph October 10, 2019 06:56 UTC