The Jammu and Kashmir administration will release three politicians detained since August 5 after the Centre revoked the special status granted to the State under the Constitution, officials said on Wednesday night. He was considered close to People’s Conference chief Sajjad Lone. Before his release, he will be signing a bond to maintain peace and good behaviour, the officials said. The governor administration had earlier released Imran Ansari of the People’s Conference and Syed Akhoon on health grounds on September 21. 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 Hindu October 09, 2019 19:07 UTC