Srinagar: Among four political leaders detained on Monday were former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, authorities said.
Also detained were the representatives of the J&K People's Conference, Sajjad Lone and Imran Ansari.
In a notice to People's Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti, Srinagar's executive magistrate said she was being arrested because her activities “are likely to cause breach of peace”.
“Therefore, keeping into consideration the aforementioned facts and circumstance, I as executive magistrate first class do hereby immediately order your detention for preventing law and order situation and further as a preventive measure you be shifted to Hari Niwas place till further orders,” the notice said.
