HC in Held-Kashmir Quashes Woman's Detention Order
Pakistan Times Kashmir Desk

SRINAGAR (IHK): In occupied Kashmir, the High Court has quashed the detention of a woman who has been arrested for being allegedly involved in liberation related activities.

Zahida Akhtar, a resident of Narwara-Eidgah in Srinagar was arrested by the Indian police during a raid on her house. On the recommendations of the police the then district magistrate of Srinagar slapped the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) on the lady.

In December 2006, the High Court dismissed the grounds under which the lady was detained and ordered for her immediate release.

However, police did not comply with the court orders and in fact slapped the PSA on the lady for the second time.●