430 OF 613 HELD IN J&K RELEASED, NO ONE UNDER HOUSE ARREST: MHA IN RS

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) informed Parliament on Wednesday that out of 613 people, including separatists, overground workers and stone pelters, detained in Jammu and Kashmir since August 2019, 430 have already been released. It added that no person is currently under house arrest in J&K.

Former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah were among those detained or kept under house arrest in the wake of abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. While Abdullahs were released in March last year, Mufti was under house arrest till October 2020.

In his written response to the queries raised by members Ripun Bora and Priyanka Chaturvedi in Rajya Sabha, minister of state (home affairs) G Kishan Reddy said: “Since August 1, 2019, 613 persons including separatists, over ground workers, stone pelters etc. were detained at various points of time. Out of these, based on regular review and ground situation, 430 persons have been released till date.”

“The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has further reported that no person is under house arrest in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.